Rescuers battle strong typhoon lashing southern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon has slammed into the southeastern Philippines and toppled trees,…
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SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide…
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First lady Jill Biden met with victims of a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee where six people were killed and dozens were injured after…
Continue Reading Music producer, 8 others killed in Dominican plane crash
By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An aviation company says a small plane it operates crashed in the…
Continue Reading Australia’s New South Wales sets record for new COVID cases
Australia’s New South Wales state has recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19, its highest daily total since the pandemic began. Hospitalizations are…
Continue Reading Span of Memphis street renamed for slain rapper Young Dolph
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph have remembered him as a generous…
Continue Reading Correction: Michigan Pipeline story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 15, 2021, about a lawsuit over a Michigan oil pipeline, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue Reading 2021 Notebook: On Jan. 6, chaos inside the Capitol and out
By The Associated Press On Jan. 6, as Congress was meeting to certify the victory of President Joe Biden, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who…
Continue Reading Appellate judges raise doubts about Weinstein’s conviction
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has excoriated Manhattan prosecutors for filling out Harvey…
Continue Reading US sports leagues cope with COVID-19 outbreaks amid variants
By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in…
Continue Reading Two awarded top bravery honor in New Zealand mosque attack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two Muslim worshippers who at different times charged toward a gunman to try and stop…
Continue Reading UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.N. report says humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is…
Continue Reading Meek Mill hoops with Philly kids affected by justice system
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Meek Mill played basketball before the 76ers game with 25 Philadelphia-area children from…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black…
Continue Reading LA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue Reading Chicago Blackhawks settle lawsuit with Kyle Beach
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by…
Continue Reading Amid drought, California advances big new reservoir project
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What could be California’s first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key…
Continue Reading El Salvador congress votes to strip politician of immunity
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has voted to strip a politician accused of making a deal with the country’s powerful…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next after Derek Chauvin’s guilty plea?
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to a federal count…
Continue Reading White House pushes GOP to end blockade of ambassador picks
By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden announces two more ambassador nominees, the White…
Continue Reading Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal grand jury has charged a Texas oil company and two…
Continue Reading Man arrested in off-duty Memphis officer’s 2015 killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer in 2015. The U.S.…
Continue Reading Florida condos should have frequent inspections, panel says
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida grand jury has issued a lengthy list of recommendations aimed at preventing another condominium collapse like the one that…
Continue Reading Kentucky man dies of heart attack during storm cleanup
By SEAN MURPHY and JOHN RABY Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky man suffered a fatal heart attack while cleaning up…
Continue Reading Judge rejects motions by NY doc facing sex assault charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has rejected arguments aimed at dismissing sex assault charges against a former New…
Continue Reading ‘Sex and the City’ sequel seeks ‘slow burn’ affair with fans
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Patrick King wants the record to show that “Sex and the City” had a “slow burn…
Continue Reading US Treasury targets Brazil’s top drug gang with sanctions
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on people and businesses connected to drug…
Continue Reading Election reviews persist despite no evidence of rigged vote
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are…
Continue Reading Macron defends his actions, eyes French presidential race
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said he made France’s economy stronger and sought to show he…
Continue Reading Pelosi defends lawmaker stock trades, citing ‘free market’
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is defending lawmakers’ right to trade stocks. The practice…
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