Secondary tickets surge for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but a sellout appears unlikely
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.…
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Man fatally shot while hunting in western New York state
SAVANNAH, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York say a man was shot and killed while on a hunting trip on the first day of the state’s…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israel’s war with Hamas “is…
Continue Reading Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space…
Continue Reading A large metal gate falls onto and kills a 9-year-old child at an elementary school
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A large metal gate at an elementary school in Arizona apparently fell onto and killed a 9-year-old child who was trying to…
Continue Reading Adam Johnson’s UK team retires his jersey number after the American player’s skate-cut death
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The English hockey team that American Adam Johnson played for has retired his No. 47…
Continue Reading 5-year-old boy fatally stabs twin brother in California
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says a 5-year-old California boy has fatally stabbed his twin brother. The…
Continue Reading American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested…
Continue Reading Last of 4 men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month is caught
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say the last of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail in October has been caught. Bibb County Sheriff David…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan speak different diplomatic languages, Armenia’s leader says
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says his country and Azerbaijan are speaking “different diplomatic languages”…
Continue Reading Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A library book that is more than a century overdue has been returned to St. Paul Public Library. Titled “Famous…
Continue Reading Federal authorities investigate underwater oil pipeline leak off the coast of Louisiana
VENICE, La. (AP) — Federal authorities said Saturday that they’re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of…
Continue Reading French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and HELENA ALVES Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Survivors of Nazi atrocities joined young Jewish activists outside the Paris…
Continue Reading California Democrats cancel some convention events amid large Gaza cease-fire demonstration
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Party leaders have canceled a portion of their state convention…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says Ukraine is ‘light years away’ from joining the EU
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has further signaled that his government is likely to present a…
Continue Reading Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor’s race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary election in the Bridgeport mayor’s race…
Continue Reading Thousands march in Jerusalem to press Israel’s government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of family members and supporters of some 240 hostages held in Gaza have streamed into…
Continue Reading Albania’s former health minister accused by prosecutors of corruption in government project
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Prosecutors say Albania’s former health minister, who is being investigated for alleged…
Continue Reading Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of an…
Continue Reading Cheers! A bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
LONDON (AP) — A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million).…
Continue Reading Maldives new president makes an official request to India to withdraw military personnel
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has officially requested India to withdraw its…
Continue Reading New Orleans civil rights activist’s family home listed on National Register of Historic Places
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and…
Continue Reading A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing…
Continue Reading Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
By ALI SWENSON and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last…
Continue Reading Estonia’s Kallas is reelected to lead party despite a scandal over husband’s Russia business ties
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s ruling Reform Party has reelected Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as its chairperson and confirmed her staying on as…
Continue Reading Authorities say they have identified the suspect in the shooting of a hospital security guard
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say the gunman who was killed after shooting to death a security guard at a…
Continue Reading Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both jeers and cheers
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Both jeers and cheers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate…
Continue Reading A volcano may keep residents out of an evacuated Iceland town for months
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes…
Continue Reading ‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S.…
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