Nuclear treaty conference likely to be delayed due to virus
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days before its start date, an international conference on a landmark Cold War-era nuclear…
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New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared…
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By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure…
Continue Reading Charities wade into NFT craze with mixed financial results
By MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While NFT technology was created to give artists more control over their…
Continue Reading Bringing home the bacon tops new California laws in 2022
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voter-approved rules kicking in Jan. 1 have prompted concerns about possible shortages…
Continue Reading Anger management ordered for officer who knelt on man’s back
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been ordered to take an anger management class after a video showed him pushing a man down…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Libya future at stake after failing to hold vote
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya has failed to hold its first presidential election as planned this month. The postponement was a…
Continue Reading Holmes jury to take break after six days of deliberation
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes…
Continue Reading After impasse, N. Carolina politicians make big deals in ’21
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In politically divided North Carolina, hostilities between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper…
Continue Reading Sudan officials: 31 bodies retrieved from collapsed mine
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West…
Continue Reading In under-vaccinated Bosnia, inmate population stands out
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s rate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the lowest…
Continue Reading Greece bans New Year’s music at venues amid COVID surge
Greece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in…
Continue Reading In the rainforest’s shadow, Brazilian surf capital blossoms
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CHRISTIAN PRENDERGAST Associated Press SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — The coast of Sao Paulo has become the epicenter of…
Continue Reading World Cup hotel shortage for supporters planning Qatar trips
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer World Cup ticket sales begin in January but supporters are in for a shock when they look for somewhere to stay:…
Continue Reading Missouri school doctor arrested in Arkansas on abuse counts
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri boarding school doctor accused of several child sex crimes has been taken into custody in Arkansas. The Kansas…
Continue Reading Friendly family man’s 50-year secret: He was fugitive, too
BY JOHN SEEWER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For more than 50 years, a Boston man kept a secret that not even his family knew until just…
Continue Reading Friendly family man’s 50-year secret: He was fugitive, too
BY JOHN SEEWER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For more than 50 years, a Boston man kept a secret that not even his family knew until just…
Continue Reading Trial to open next month in spectacular German jewelry theft
BERLIN (AP) — A court says six men will go on trial in Germany next month over their alleged role in the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Understanding new car trim levels and options
A key part of the car buying process is familiarizing yourself with some of the key terms you’ll encounter on automaker websites or on the…
Continue Reading A look at de Blasio’s NYC mayoral tenure and what’s next
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a…
Continue Reading How to help your parents navigate health care in retirement
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Many adults find themselves helping their aging parents sign up for Medicare, a complex process with many steps and…
Continue Reading How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
By ZEN SOO and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — For Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, 2021 has been a year in which the city’s…
Continue Reading France ups pressure on unvaccinated amid record infections
By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on…
Continue Reading Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has granted a request to shut down another prominent human rights organization…
Continue Reading Indonesia to let Boeing 737 Max fly again after 2018 crash
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is lifting its ban on Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft, three years after one…
Continue Reading These players won (and lost) sports bettors the most in 2021
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here are some athletes who were money in the bank for sports bettors this year:…
Continue Reading Indonesian prosecutors delay sentence for top terror suspect
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian prosecutors have postponed their sentencing demand for a top terror suspect…
Continue Reading WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants…
Continue Reading China urges US to protect its space station from satellites
BEIJING (AP) — China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Gaza after gunfire wounds civilian near fence
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli and three Palestinians were wounded in the first exchange of fire in months on the…
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