New Jersey’s gas tax climbing by nearly 3 cents starting New Year’s Day
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Filling up your vehicle’s gas tank in New Jersey will cost an extra 2.6 cents a gallon starting on New Year’s Day.…
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Prosecution makes closing argument in murder trial over stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments began on Monday in the trial of a tech consultant in the 2023 stabbing death of Cash App…
Continue Reading In a world of great need there are more ways to donate money than ever. How should you give?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Established nonprofits, everyday individuals and mutual aid groups all want your dollars to make a difference. But…
Continue Reading Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials said Monday that most of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France, in which two people were killed…
Continue Reading Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. King, a 77-year-old rocker who used to…
Continue Reading Islamic rebels kill at least 10 people and abduct others in attack in eastern Congo, authorities say
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military spokesperson says at least 10 people were killed and an unspecified number of others were…
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Protests lay bare a clash of values and interests as Georgia navigates a Russia-West standoff
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia is convulsed by political upheaval again after its pro-Moscow government, fresh off parliamentary elections…
Continue Reading With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government.…
Continue Reading Georgia judge dismisses lawsuit challenging a city ordinance outlawing guns left in unlocked cars
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines or even…
Continue Reading Missouri governor denies clemency, clears way for execution of man convicted of killing girl
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s governor has denied clemency for Christopher Collings, an inmate who is scheduled to be executed…
Continue Reading Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, ‘Chapter One’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made. The chef,…
Continue Reading What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case?
AP Medical Writer The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender…
Continue Reading Drivers for Spanish food delivery app Glovo will become full-time employees
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after the company…
Continue Reading North Carolina man dies two weeks after an explosion at his home
WEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say an 82-year-old man has died two weeks after an explosion at his home. The Union County…
Continue Reading Michigan court clears way for trial in police officer’s fatal shooting of Black man
Associated Press The Michigan Supreme Court has cleared the way for a police officer to face trial for second-degree murder in the death of a man who…
Continue Reading A Norwegian rapper suspected of drug crimes and assault is arrested in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s police say they have arrested and opened an extradition procedure for a Norwegian rapper who is wanted in his…
Continue Reading US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance. It includes…
Continue Reading Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last…
Continue Reading US commits to $7.54 billion loan for Stellantis venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants
DETROIT (AP) — A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI has won a commitment from the U.S. Energy Department for up to a $7.54 billion loan to…
Continue Reading More than 3 million travelers screened at US airports in a single day. That’s a record
Travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday set a record on Sunday, as airport officers screened more than 3 million people. The…
Continue Reading Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist after ruling out homicide in ‘suicide capsule’ case
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss prosecutors say a right-to-die activist was released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use…
Continue Reading Blinken heads to final NATO foreign ministers meeting of Biden administration with Ukraine in focus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the…
Continue Reading Houston’s Al-Shaair apologizes for hit on Jacksonville’s Lawrence that led to concussion
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair took to X on Monday morning to apologize to Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence after his…
Continue Reading What to know about the legal cases circling Spain’s prime minister that he calls a ‘smear campaign’
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was reelected as secretary-general of his Socialist Party over the weekend…
Continue Reading Deadly crush at Guinea soccer game is only the latest tragedy involving large crowds
Fifty-six people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea on Sunday. Guinea’s government said the chaos followed clashes…
Continue Reading Biden’s broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunter, just…
Continue Reading Greek islands Rhodes and Lemnos declare state of emergency after deadly storm wreaks havoc
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek islands Rhodes and Lemnos have declared a state of emergency after powerful storms caused extensive…
Continue Reading Arms producers saw revenue up in 2023 with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a new report says
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A new report says major companies in the arms industry saw a 4.2% increase in overall revenue in 2023 with sharp rises for…
Continue Reading Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer for one of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and is awaiting a jury…
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