Merkel: ‘Sad day’ as Germany marks 100,000 deaths from COVID
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of “a very sad day” as her country became the latest to…
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Tribes to mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No reason to celebrate’
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press Members of Native American tribes from around New England are gathering in the seaside town where the Pilgrims…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets sink as traders watch Europe virus cases
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have declined as traders weigh the impact of a surge in coronavirus cases in…
Continue Reading Polyp in Biden’s colon was benign, potentially pre-cancerous
WASHINGTON (AP) — A doctor’s report says the polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but…
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Man killed by San Francisco police was ex-Afghan interpreter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police have released video of officers shooting a knife-wielding man who charged at them in a residential hotel.…
Continue Reading Latest grab-and-run theft hits Southern California Nordstrom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are hunting for thieves who rushed into a Southern California Nordstrom store Wednesday night and ran off…
Continue Reading Correction: Hoffa Search-Theories story
DETROIT (AP) — In a Nov. 24 story about theories related to former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa’s death, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue Reading Hawaii groups want US to shut down military fuel tanks
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Environmental groups are calling on President Joe Biden and military leaders to shut down tanks…
Continue Reading Salvadoran journalists, activists report spyware alerts
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Association of Salvadoran Journalists says some news outlets have reported receiving alerts from Apple Inc.…
Continue Reading Youngkin announces lawmakers, others helping with transition
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is announcing groups that include lawmakers,…
Continue Reading Chicago mother fatally shot days after teen son’s slaying
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been shot and killed just steps away from a memorial to the 14-year-old son who was fatally shot over the…
Continue Reading 14 clandestine graves found in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have found 14 clandestine graves in the northern border state of Sonora. State prosecutors say the…
Continue Reading Haiti prime minister appoints new Cabinet amid turmoil
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sworn in his new Cabinet more than four months after he…
Continue Reading 2 trials, 1 theme: White men taking law into their own hands
By NOREEN NASIR, SUDHIN THANAWALA and ADAM GELLER Associated Press The murder trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and three men accused of killing Ahmaud…
Continue Reading Hiker finds remains of 4th, final victim of Colorado flood
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A hiker found the remains of the fourth and final person who died during flooding and mudslides in an area of northern…
Continue Reading Legal experts see case for intent in Waukesha parade crash
By TAMMY WEBBER, TODD RICHMOND and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press The man accused of plowing his SUV into a parade of Christmas marchers could have…
Continue Reading Mexico gets female central bank head, supreme court justice
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has nominated the first woman to serve as governor of the country’s central bank, saying that…
Continue Reading Fed officials express resolve to address inflation risks
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials in discussions earlier this month said the central bank…
Continue Reading U2’s Edge leading rock memorabilia sale to help musicians
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Edge is using his charity to help New Orleans musicians get back on their feet from the…
Continue Reading Arbery family attorney slams defense’s toenails comment
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for the father of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man fatally shot after he was pursued by three white men in…
Continue Reading Collecting $26M award vs. white nationalists may be tough
By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nine people who sued white nationalist leaders and organizations over…
Continue Reading Army officer who reported prisoner abuses dies at age 42
NEWBERRY, Mich. (AP) — A former Army officer and Detroit native who reported in 2005 that military prisoners in the Middle East were being beaten…
Continue Reading Professor who wrote about adults attracted to minors resigns
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A university professor in Virginia has announced they’ll resign in the wake of threats…
Continue Reading Libya: Gadhafi son disqualified from running for president
By RAMI MUSA Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s top electoral body has disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late…
Continue Reading Court revives lawsuit of teacher fired for same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school in…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. to prioritize prosecuting violence on flights
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly…
Continue Reading 3 in Mexico who investigated killings were themselves probed
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three women who volunteered to investigate a 2011 massacre of 193 people later found out that they themselves had been…
Continue Reading Arbery’s mother: ‘He will now rest in peace’ after verdict
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press After three men were convicted in the murder of her son, Ahmaud Arbery’s mother said she never thought she’d…
Continue Reading Boy, 3, dies after fall from 17th floor of Chicago building
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say the death of a 3-year-old boy who died after plunging from the 17th floor window of a Chicago apartment building is…
Continue Reading Oregon-born gray wolf dies after ‘epic’ California trek
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An Oregon-born gray wolf that thrilled biologists as it journeyed far south into California was found dead after…
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