Jurors start weighing evidence in Elizabeth Holmes’ case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jurors now responsible for assessing 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against…
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Rescue workers in Malaysia free people trapped by flooding
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescue teams are working to free people trapped by Malaysia’s worst flooding in years after heavy rains stopped…
Continue Reading Democrats try to ‘build back’ after Manchin tanks $2T bill
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after West Virginia Sen. Joe…
Continue Reading Leftist millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win
By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Former student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from…
Continue Reading Schools use therapy-based programs for ‘overwhelmed’ kids
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Schools are turning to educational programs based on cognitive behavior therapy in an…
Continue Reading 375 dead, 56 missing after typhoon slams Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has climbed…
Continue Reading No verdict yet in Kim Potter trial for Daunte Wright’s death
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury has concluded its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall on concern about virus, tighter Fed policy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower amid concern about the coronavirus’s latest…
Continue Reading Defectors from North Korea pray for resettlement victims
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Eiko Kawasaki was among some 93,000 ethnic Korean residents of Japan who, along with their…
Continue Reading Peng Shuai tells paper she never wrote of being assaulted
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied saying she was sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her…
Continue Reading Sens. Warren and Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19. Their…
Continue Reading YouTube TV restores access to Disney after dispute resolved
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube TV began restoring access to Disney content after a dispute between the companies led…
Continue Reading Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut have safely returned to Earth…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in San Francisco killing, 43 years later
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man has been arrested in Colorado on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in San Francisco more than four decades ago. San…
Continue Reading NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down 7th team
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of two…
Continue Reading 23 injured when cable pedestrian bridge collapses in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in southern Mexico say a pedestrian suspension bridge has collapsed, dumping a group heading to a Christmas party into…
Continue Reading Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID breakthrough
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has tested positive for COVID-19. The Massachusetts Democrat tweeted Sunday that she’s vaccinated, has…
Continue Reading LA film critics pick ‘Drive My Car’ as year’s best
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a showdown between Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” for members…
Continue Reading Germany acknowledges mistakes 5 years after Berlin attack
VIENNA (AP) — Five years after a terrorist killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germany’s…
Continue Reading Advocates push for clemency for Black soldiers in 1917 riot
HOUSTON (AP) — A group of attorneys and advocates are seeking clemency for 110 Black soldiers who were convicted in a mutiny and riots at a…
Continue Reading Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Vienna residents have turned out to participate in a “sea of lights” commemoration for the more than 13,000…
Continue Reading Johnson appoints foreign secretary to be Brexit negotiator
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to become lead negotiator with the European…
Continue Reading Shooting spike cancels Mississippi town’s Christmas parade
CRAWFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has canceled its annual Christmas parade because of an increase in shootings. Crawford Mayor Willie…
Continue Reading Average US gas price fell 6 cents to $3.41 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped by 6 cents over the past two weeks to $3.41 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson walks tightrope between politics, COVID surge
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks…
Continue Reading Poles protest across the country to defend media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles flocked to city centers across the country to defend a U.S.-owned television network…
Continue Reading FBI: Artifacts stolen from museums in 1960s, 1970s returned
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities say 15 historical artifacts stolen almost a half-century ago from a number of Pennsylvania museums have…
Continue Reading Police: Officer fatally shoots man stabbing 13-year-old girl
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police department says one of its officers shot and killed a man who was stabbing his ex-wife’s…
Continue Reading UN rapporteur: Do more to resolve Rohingya crisis
ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations says the international community should…
Continue Reading Guatemala town bids farewell to victim of Mexico truck crash
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The body of Guatemalan migrant Daniel Arnulfo Pérez Uxla was laid out for the memorial…
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