Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat
By LISA RATHKE and WILSON RING Associated Press Vermont’s sole congressman, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, says he’ll run for Democratic Sen.…
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Health minister tells Germans: Get vaccinated or get COVID
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it’s likely everyone…
Continue Reading Russia’s coronavirus deaths still hover near all-time highs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s coronavirus death toll continues to hover near all-time highs, but the number of…
Continue Reading Report: Democracy backsliding across the world amid pandemic
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Democracy is deteriorating across the world, with countries notably taking undemocratic…
Continue Reading IMF deal with Pakistan would revive $6 billion bailout
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says it has reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan, toward…
Continue Reading IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer A video call between the head of the International Olympic Committee and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was meant…
Continue Reading Sailboats packed with migrants seek Italy in latest tactic
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ROCCELLA JONICA, Italy (AP) — Officials in southern Italy are seeing a sharp increase in the number of migrant…
Continue Reading Former Netanyahu aide testifies in ex-PM’s corruption trial
JERUSALEM (AP) — A one-time spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu has taken the stand against him in a corruption trial in Jerusalem. Nir Hefetz, a…
Continue Reading Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership. But human rights groups…
Continue Reading NBA laid key foundation during 1960s amid off-court chaos
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — It was the decade Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry took flight and…
Continue Reading Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hunger
By LEE KEATH Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation,…
Continue Reading After slow starts, some Asian vaccination rates now soaring
By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — After slow starts, vaccination campaigns in several countries in…
Continue Reading Auckland lockdown to end as New Zealand tries new virus tack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers…
Continue Reading In Africa, Blinken sees limits of US influence abroad
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw first-hand the limits of America’s influence…
Continue Reading Dems confident on methane fee as budget bill moves to Senate
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge social and environmental policy bill passed by House Democrats includes a plan to impose…
Continue Reading ‘Annoyed’: Austria’s national lockdown dampens holiday mood
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure…
Continue Reading Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors, despite a…
Continue Reading Ex-protester, far-right lawmaker to meet in Chilean runoff
By EVA VERGARA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile’s military…
Continue Reading Attorneys make final case to jurors in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys made a final push to persuade the jury in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the…
Continue Reading Kidnappers release 2 of 17 missionaries abducted in Haiti
By HAROLD ISAAC Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two of 17 members of a missionary group who were kidnapped more than a month ago are…
Continue Reading Philippines redeploys boats to shoal after Chinese blockade
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military has defiantly redeployed two supply boats to provide food to…
Continue Reading Rittenhouse tells Fox News ‘not a racist person,’ backs BLM
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse says in a new interview that he believes the jury that acquitted him of murder came to the right verdict, and…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after late slump on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late drop left major Wall Street indexes mostly lower. Tokyo was closed…
Continue Reading China says 5 citizens kidnapped from Congo mining operation
BEIJING (AP) — China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo. The Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa posted…
Continue Reading Australia to welcome vaccinated foreign students, workers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government expects 200,000 vaccinated foreign students and skilled…
Continue Reading Police: ‘Some’ killed when SUV hits Christmas parade
By SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say a person is in custody after an SUV sped through barricades…
Continue Reading WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling
LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging the information for European users. The update is to comply with a…
Continue Reading In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on US streets
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with…
Continue Reading Billy Hinsche, longtime Beach Boys collaborator, dead at 70
DENVER (AP) — Friends and associates say Billy Hinsche, a singer-songwriter and musician in a 1960s pop band with Dino Martin Jr. and Desi Arnaz…
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US missionaries say 2 of 17 abductees freed in Haiti
By HAROLD ISAAC Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Ohio-based church organization says two of 17 members of a missionary group have…
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