Scholz dismisses Musk’s assertion that only a far-right party can ‘save’ Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed an assertion by Elon Musk that only a far-right party can “save Germany.” But the…
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He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Associated Press TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Another…
Continue Reading Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
Associated Press PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price…
Continue Reading Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts. As the year ends, Gaza is in shambles and tens of thousands are dead. Meanwhile an adjacent…
Continue Reading Student protests continue to challenge Serbia’s populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian students and others again blocked traffic for 15 minutes throughout the country as…
Continue Reading Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Associated Press Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows…
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Crowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation
Associated Press MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — Crowds in Mayotte have vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing.…
Continue Reading UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N.’s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West…
Continue Reading 7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police…
Continue Reading Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system.…
Continue Reading 2 men charged in UK with assaulting police in Manchester Airport fracas. No officer will be charged
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with assaulting police during a scuffle in July at Manchester Airport that led to outrage…
Continue Reading Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with…
Continue Reading Diplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of…
Continue Reading Younger generations swap tradition for self-expression with holiday decorations
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the…
Continue Reading Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the…
Continue Reading Russia’s central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending
Associated Press Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer…
Continue Reading Ailing French man on death row pleads to return home as Indonesia to pardon 44,000 prisoners
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses has made a…
Continue Reading Internal divisions doom Michigan Democrats in their final days of legislative control
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity…
Continue Reading A teenager stabs a 7-year-old to death and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl…
Continue Reading Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top…
Continue Reading France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel…
Continue Reading White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and…
Continue Reading Taiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker’s chair
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers have clashed in Taiwan’s legislature after members of a leading political party broke into the…
Continue Reading 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
ATHENS, Greeece (AP) — Greek authorities say a speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving…
Continue Reading A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six…
Continue Reading Starbucks workers plan strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
AP Business Writer Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations…
Continue Reading Malaysia agrees to resume ‘no find, no fee’ hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S.…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s navy rescues 102 Rohingya refugees found adrift aboard a fishing trawler
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who…
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