France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead
Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island…
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this…
Continue ReadingOusted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship has arrived in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that…
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has begun its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio…
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted amid mixed trading Monday, ahead of this week’s upcoming meeting by the Federal…
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Canada Post said operations will resume at the national postal service on Tuesday after the nearly monthlong work stoppage. Workers…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For decades, a little-known Christian sect has dealt with its abusive ministers and spiritual elders mostly in…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese retail sales slowed in November and housing prices fell, with demand still lackluster despite a flurry of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly every detail about the religious group Lisa Webb’s family belonged to was hidden from the outside…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILAN (AP) — Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s…
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seven foreign tourists were hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar, Fijian…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 will…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina congressman John Spratt has died at the age of 82. His daughter, Catherine Spratt,…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer A French league soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon was briefly interrupted Sunday because of homophobic chanting by…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved setting up a special court Sunday to try crimes…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable and disturbing” personalized truck license…
Continue ReadingBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant…
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers has heard and seen enough. He’s convinced there will be an NBA team in Las…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Two teens were killed and four were injured — including a 13-year-old girl — in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston,…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected…
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