Powerful storm drenches Southern California with heavy rain
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JANIE HAR Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state,…
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What’s your religion? In US, a common reply now is “None”
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU and DAVID CRARY Associated Press When Americans are asked by pollsters about their religious identity, the…
Continue Reading Giving Pledge adds 14 billionaires to philanthropist list
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, had…
Continue Reading US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The Arctic continues to deteriorate as global warming increases. A new federal Arctic report card Tuesday…
Continue Reading N. Macedonian police find 28 migrants in van, arrest driver
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia have detailed 28 mostly Cuban migrants found crammed into a van driven by a suspected…
Continue Reading Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are…
Continue Reading Ukrainian defense minister: Our troop buildup is defensive
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister says that the former Soviet republic has “no plans to attack anyone,” and its…
Continue Reading Kroger ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson faces political threat in virus rules votes
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are to vote on whether to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the…
Continue Reading Florida company offers 2 free homes as worker incentive
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — While many companies are offering bonuses or higher pay as a way to lure and keep workers, a central Florida…
Continue Reading COVID toll nears 800,000 to close out year filled with death
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 800,000 in the U.S., bringing an end to…
Continue Reading Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier,…
Continue Reading Women say they do most chores, child care: AP-NORC poll
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer Many couples who don’t have children expect that they’ll more or less share household duties equally…
Continue Reading Resale is making gains in December holiday gift shopping
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Second hand. Like new. Thrift. Buy Nothing. Gently used. There are lots of ways to describe…
Continue Reading Israeli official says Syria must not have chemical weapons
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s intelligence minister says Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical…
Continue Reading Martin Scorsese Institute to be established by NYU
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s alma mater, New York University, is establishing a film institute in his name…
Continue Reading EU nations set fish quota leaving environmentalists outraged
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have set fish catch quotas for next year in an attempt to protect fragile…
Continue Reading Italian births decline dramatically during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Italian women are having dramatically fewer babies than ever during the pandemic, accentuating one of the world’s lowest birth…
Continue Reading Greek commentator’s death puts spotlight on unvaccinated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An unvaccinated Greek commentator and publisher has died of respiratory failure and resulting complications from COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike in August that killed 10 members of…
Continue Reading Fireball from overturned tanker kills 75 in Haiti: official
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and EVENS SANON Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Authorities say at least 75 people were killed and dozens more…
Continue Reading Portugal picked for Europe’s biggest lithium treatment plant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese and a Swedish company are joining forces to build in Portugal what they say will be Europe’s largest lithium…
Continue Reading Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed ahead of Fed policy statement
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia as traders await the outcome of the last Federal Reserve meeting of…
Continue Reading German COVID panel to give advice by Christmas as cases ease
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of a new expert panel advising the German government on the coronavirus pandemic are…
Continue Reading Polish youth is first known omicron case in mainland China
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Health ministry says that a Polish teenager who flew from Warsaw to China last week is continental…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Keep an eye on debt using visual aids
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet When you’re trying to stay accountable and motivated while paying down debt, visual aids can offer encouragement…
Continue Reading Belarus hands opposition leader’s husband 18 years in prison
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced the husband of the country’s opposition leader to 18…
Continue Reading Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron…
Continue Reading NATO chief applies for job as Norway’s central bank governor
BY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has applied to be the next governor of…
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