Guatemalans hope for a peaceful transition of power with Bernardo Arévalo’s upcoming inauguration
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the…
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War in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday
By TERRY TANG and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As communities nationwide celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this weekend with events…
Continue Reading In 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. The war already is the longest…
Continue Reading The US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel…
Continue Reading A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic…
Continue Reading Nigerian group provides hundreds of prosthetic limbs to amputee children thanks to crowdfunding
By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa’s right leg…
Continue Reading As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more…
Continue Reading In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico’s warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they…
Continue Reading As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of…
Continue Reading After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s brightest stars turn out for the American Film Institute Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Laughs and hugs were shared between Hollywood’s best —…
Continue Reading Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an inmate who is scheduled to be the first person executed with…
Continue Reading Tearful Russian billionaire who spent $2 billion on art tells jurors Sotheby’s cheated him
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby’s of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over workers…
Continue Reading Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek…
Continue Reading Lawmakers may look at ditching Louisiana’s unusual ‘jungle primary’ system for a partisan one
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unusual open “jungle primary” system,…
Continue Reading A Proud Boys member who wielded an axe handle during the Capitol riot gets over 4 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his…
Continue Reading The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in…
Continue Reading Los Angeles man pleads not guilty to killing wife and her parents, putting body parts in trash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man accused of killing his wife and her parents and then stuffing their dismembered body parts into trash bags has…
Continue Reading Gucci’s new creative director plunges into menswear with slightly shimmery, subversive classics
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Hot off the Taylor Swift’s red-carpet triumph for Gucci in glittering green, the Italian…
Continue Reading Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MyPillow chief executive and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Friday that Fox…
Continue Reading Blinken meets Chinese and Japanese diplomats, seeks stability as Taiwan voters head to the polls
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate; Governor J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill. ___…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police chief announces retirement after tumultuous tenure marked by pandemic, protests
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief has announced he is retiring. Chief Michel…
Continue Reading Defamation case against Nebraska Republican Party should be heard by a jury, state’s high court says
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has found that a jury should hear former Republican state…
Continue Reading Mayday call from burning cargo ship in New Jersey prompted doomed rescue effort for 2 firefighters
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — An investigation into the deaths of two Newark, New Jersey firefighters finds that an initial…
Continue Reading Truck driver sentenced to a year in prison for crash that killed New Hampshire trooper
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A Connecticut truck driver will serve at least 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges related to a…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico take aim at gun violence, panhandling, retail crime and hazing
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor presented a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun control…
Continue Reading State trooper plunges into icy Vermont pond to save 8-year-old girl
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state trooper plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while…
Continue Reading Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The…
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