Attack by extremists in Burkina Faso kills at least 19
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government press agency says at least 19 people, including…
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Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain
By ED WHITE Associated Press The U.S. is in better shape approaching its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic, thanks to the vaccine. But some cold…
Continue Reading Missouri man exonerated in 3 killings, free after 4 decades
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A Kansas City man who was jailed for more than 40 years for three murders has been…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s interior minister: crisis with Gulf could worsen
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister says that every delay in resolving the diplomatic crisis with Gulf…
Continue Reading After 4 years as pawn in US-China game, Seattle man is home
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Daniel Hsu is a U.S. citizen who spent four years trapped in China. Chinese authorities had…
Continue Reading After 4 years as pawn in US-China game, Seattle man is home
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Daniel Hsu is a U.S. citizen who spent four years trapped in China. Chinese authorities had…
Continue Reading Merck asks EU regulator to authorize its COVID-19 pill
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it has received a request from Merck to authorize its coronavirus antiviral, the first pill…
Continue Reading Chile Congress approves same-sex marriage, adoptions
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The lower house of Chile’s Congress has approved a measure to legalize marriage and…
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Jury gets case of white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery deliberated for about…
Continue Reading US: ‘Nascent’ progress in Ethiopia talks could be outpaced
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A United States envoy says he sees “nascent progress” in talks with Ethiopia’s warring…
Continue Reading ‘Glue me back together’: Online pleas to aid parade victims
By SCOTT BAUER and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Friends and families of the roughly 60 people hit by an SUV that sped through…
Continue Reading ICC: Philippines wants ‘war on drugs’ probe to be deferred
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Philippines has asked the International Criminal Court to defer its crimes…
Continue Reading Explosion at munitions factory in Serbia kills at least 2
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police and media reports in Serbia say that a series of explosions have ripped through a munitions factory on the outskirts…
Continue Reading US sues to halt sugar merger, says it would harm competition
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer…
Continue Reading Iraqi baby buried as death toll in EU-Belarus crisis grows
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BOHONIKI, Poland (AP) — A Polish imam recited prayers over the tiny white casket of an unborn Iraqi boy. It was…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: It’s OK to not buy stuff on Black Friday
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose…
Continue Reading Central European nations back Poland in migration dispute
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of three Central European countries on Tuesday expressed their support for…
Continue Reading Aucoin’s ‘Eurydice,’ modern retelling of myth, opens at Met
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice” opens at the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday night in the first…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Lahore becomes world’s 3rd most polluted city
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — An air quality monitoring outfit says Lahore has become the world’s third most polluted city as increasing smog has…
Continue Reading Italy frees man convicted of 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher
ROME (AP) — The only person convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher has been freed after serving most of his 16-year…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What are the charges in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing?
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jurors in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery must decide whether…
Continue Reading LA luxury mall latest to be hit by smash-and-grab thieves
By EUGENE GARCIA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a group of thieves smashed windows at a…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthis: Saudi coalition strike hits Sanaa factory
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s rebels say a Saudi-led coalition airstrike has gutted a plastics factory in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa, the latest…
Continue Reading ‘Mama, are you OK?’ In Waukesha, minutes of terror recounted
By SARA BURNETT, KATHLEEN FOODY and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Participants like the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies were in the holiday spirit as they…
Continue Reading Dutch COVID infections hit weekly record; Hospitals stressed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch coronavirus infection numbers have hit a new weekly record, climbing 39% while hospital and intensive care unit…
Continue Reading NFL defensive great Michael Strahan to be next space tourist
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan is going to space next month. Strahan, who turned 50 on…
Continue Reading Slovakia proposes lockdown amid record infection surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their…
Continue Reading Pope after US Christmas parade crash: May good overcome evil
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is sending his condolences to the victims of the Christmas parade crash in Milwaukee that killed five people. Vatican…
Continue Reading ‘Queens’ hopes to earn the TV respect meant for royalty
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Naturi Naughton read the script for ABC’s new music-inspired drama “Queens,” a…
Continue Reading NBA in the 60s: Embry details indignities, little support
By WAYNE EMBRY For The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Wayne Embry, a Hall of Famer and longtime NBA executive, talks about the indignities he…
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