Israel’s Bennett makes first official visit to UAE
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates,…
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Swimmers race across Hong Kong’s Victoria Bay
By KATIE TAM and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — More than a thousand men and women plunged into the cool water of Hong Kong’s…
Continue Reading Foo Fighters cancel F1 Abu Dhabi concert for medical reasons
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Event organizers say the Foo Fighters rock band has called off its concert at the Formula One race in Abu Dhabi…
Continue Reading Bosnian ski resorts benefit from lax anti-virus measures
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — As most European nations impose new restrictions to curb the omicron variant,…
Continue Reading Kentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead at a Kentucky candle factory that was hit…
Continue Reading Rain, snow fall as California braces for brunt of storm
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press The Western U.S. is bracing for the brunt of a major winter storm expected to hit Monday, bringing travel…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change?
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Unusually warm temperatures and a storm system moving east linked to the…
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California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on…
Continue Reading Back-to-back: Young gives Alabama consecutive Heisman wins
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy, beating out Michigan defensive end…
Continue Reading Woman charged with stealing $300K from California retailers
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 in merchandise from retail stores in…
Continue Reading Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, civil rights activist, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, a civil rights activist in Alabama and New York City, has died. He was 96. His daughter, Patrice…
Continue Reading In storm’s aftermath, Kentucky residents struggle with loss
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky residents affected by a monstrous twister are grappling with its force and…
Continue Reading Chiefs cornerback’s brother fatally stabbed in Louisiana
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed remained with his family in northern…
Continue Reading Avalanche at Washington state ski resort kills 1, traps 5
By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An avalanche has swept through a ski area in Washington state, killing a 60-year-old man and…
Continue Reading Brazil justice rules vaccine passport mandatory for visitors
By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that all travelers arriving in Brazil…
Continue Reading Pharrell to college grads: ‘We are the emerging majority’
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Grammy-winning musician Pharrell Williams told the newest graduates of Norfolk State University to act like “the emerging…
Continue Reading Paul Revere family artifacts found in attic up for auction
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Artifacts once owned by Paul Revere’s family are up for auction. The items were found in the attic of a home in Canton,…
Continue Reading Watchdog: Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special federal Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases…
Continue Reading Florida man arrested after body found floating in Gulf
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have arrested a 29-year-old man on manslaughter charges in connection to the death of an older man whose…
Continue Reading Judge OKs regulators’ subpoena for ‘Rust’ assistant director
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has decided that the assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New…
Continue Reading Oklahoma National Guard leader warns unvaccinated members
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard is warning members that refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine could…
Continue Reading Father: Padres star Fernando TatÃs Jr. is fine after a fall
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando TatÃs Jr. suffered scrapes on a knee and his hands in a fall in the…
Continue Reading French conservative candidate vows to end Macron’s centrism
By BARBARA SURK and CHRISTOPHE ENA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In her first address as a French conservative presidential candidate, Valérie…
Continue Reading Chicago paying $1.2M over police shooting of 14-year-old
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a 14-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer more than seven years ago has reached a $1.2 million…
Continue Reading Man killed in shooting involving police near UK royal palace
LONDON (AP) — British police say a man has been shot dead during a confrontation with firearms officers near the Kensington Palace royal residence…
Continue Reading Germany’s Social Democrats elect top three party leaders
CHEMNITZ, Germany (AP) — Party delegates from Germany’s center-left Social Democrats, the senior partner in the country’s new coalition…
Continue Reading Brazil: 3 killed during heavy rains and flooding
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government declared a state of emergency in almost 50 cities in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais due to heavy…
Continue Reading Alicia Keys’ ‘Keys’ album returns her to her piano homebase
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press New York (AP) — Alicia Keys hasn’t felt completely free for much of her career. And while that may sound…
Continue Reading North Macedonia finds 41 migrants in van, arrests driver
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia have discovered 41 migrants, including five children, in a routine police check on a main…
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Correction: Midwest Tornadoes story
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — In a story published December 11, 2021, about deadly tornadoes hitting several states, The Associated Press erroneously…
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