What to know about Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law for public workers
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge’s overturning of Wisconsin’s 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for…
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‘Childless Cat Lady’ Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024’s most notable quotations
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift tops a list of 2024’s most notable quotations compiled by Yale University,…
Continue Reading Israeli American soldier killed during Oct. 7 Hamas attack remembered at New York memorial service
Associated Press SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Jewish community is mourning the death of a young Israeli American soldier who Israeli authorities…
Continue Reading Small business owners brace for Trump’s proposed tariffs
AP Business Writer Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he…
Continue Reading 10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches
Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey resort community that has lived in fear of being wiped out by the next big storm is…
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Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian minister who attended a dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Continue Reading The drinking water for New Jersey’s capital went largely untested for more than a year, utility says
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A utility says the drinking water in New Jersey’s capital city and some surrounding communities went…
Continue Reading Jill Biden’s final foreign trip as first lady will close with her and Trump at Notre Dame cathedral
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has departed on her final solo foreign trip as first lady. It’s a six-day, four-country haul…
Continue Reading Search suspended for man believed to have gone overboard from cruise ship off California’s coast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it has suspended the search for a man believed to have gone overboard from a cruise…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce 2025 North American stadium tour
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” it’s like them — Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together in 2025. On Tuesday…
Continue Reading An Italian man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend amid anger over violence against women
MILAN (AP) — A 22-year-old Italian man who confessed in court to killing his ex-girlfriend was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and sentenced to…
Continue Reading France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government appears to be in its final hours as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far…
Continue Reading Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms
Associated Press Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused…
Continue Reading Last 2 defendants in Atlanta’s Young Thug trial are acquitted of murder and gang charges
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — The long-running gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta that led rapper Young Thug to plead…
Continue Reading US job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed, in mixed picture for labor market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a…
Continue Reading The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
Associated Press O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law…
Continue Reading EU votes to lower protection status for wolves after farmers push to allow culls
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European nations have approved plans to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over…
Continue Reading 2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did you have a “Brat summer” this year? Were you “demure,” and were you “mindful”? Did you enter a…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ducked questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring…
Continue Reading A rare ceremony in Thailand marks the king’s auspicious 72nd birthday
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday presided over a parade that saw the queen lead hundreds of military personnel in…
Continue Reading TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said…
Continue Reading Japan dispatches a plane and navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a…
Continue Reading Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor Lawrence
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games Tuesday for repeated…
Continue Reading Chicago house party shooting kills 3 men and wounds five other people, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people were shot, three of them fatally, when gunfire erupted Monday during a house party in Chicago, sending screaming people…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar tops Apple Music’s 2024 song chart and women make history
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped Apple Music’s global song chart…
Continue Reading South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours…
Continue Reading The G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with Trump’s return as US president, South Africa says
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Group of 20 bloc has sufficient “shock…
Continue Reading Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches ‘The Oprah Podcast’
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On…
Continue Reading Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
Associated Press PALMIRA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been three years since Douarleyka Velásquez abandoned her career in human resources. Her new job…
Continue Reading Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur…
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