The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?
By The Associated Press It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli…
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Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has been indicted on tax charges in California as a special counsel…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s new election law thins the candidate pool, giving voters little option in Sunday’s polls
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — While Hong Kong’s government is working to spotlight its upcoming local elections, some…
Continue Reading Mother of Florida boy accused of football practice shooting now charged with felony
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman whose 11-year-old is accused of shooting two teenagers at a football practice in October is now charged with a…
Continue Reading Trump’s vow to only be a dictator on ‘day one’ follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric
By JILL COLVIN and BILL BARROW Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian…
Continue Reading Privacy concerns persist in transgender sports case after Utah judge seals only some health records
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender teenagers challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on…
Continue Reading Indiana judge rules in favor of US Senate candidate seeking GOP nomination
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge has ruled that a contested state law that stipulates candidates…
Continue Reading Journalists’ rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says 2023 has been an unprecedented year for the number of media workers killed on the…
Continue Reading UN to hold emergency meeting at Guyana’s request on Venezuelan claim to a vast oil-rich region
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency closed meeting Friday at the…
Continue Reading Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Thursday for what’s believed to be more money…
Continue Reading Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people _ three in the U.S. and five in…
Continue Reading Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population. But a new study says…
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Guyana military helicopter crash kills 5 officers and leaves 2 survivors
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says five military officers aboard a military helicopter that…
Continue Reading Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former CEO of Kohl’s
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co. says that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the…
Continue Reading Greek policeman severely injured in attack by fans during Athens volleyball match
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek policeman has been severely injured as a mob of volleyball fans poured out of an Athens arena and attacked riot…
Continue Reading Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris ‘have your back’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says American Jews are “feeling alone” and “in pain” as he…
Continue Reading Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there’s nowhere to buy it
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s recreational marijuana users…
Continue Reading Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Voting rights groups say election officials in Mississippi’s…
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Paris 2024 chief pledges to find solutions to keep Olympic surfing in Tahiti after coral damage
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s…
Continue Reading Judge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Shawn Fix of…
Continue Reading UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation
DETROIT (AP) — More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United…
Continue Reading A St. Paul, Minnesota, police officer and a suspect were both injured in a shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul police officer was shot in a leg and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting. Police say the shooting…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor says state-run disaster relief funds can serve as model for getting aid to victims
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Gov. Andy Beshear says state-run disaster relief funds that funneled millions in charitable donations to tornado-…
Continue Reading Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with…
Continue Reading Union representing German train drivers calls strike that will hit passenger services
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing German train drivers is calling its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks…
Continue Reading Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has designated a small slice of mostly…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Slovaks protest the new government’s plan to close prosecutors office for top crimes
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied in the Slovak capital against the new government’s plan to close the special…
Continue Reading The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the…
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Advocates say a Mexican startup is illegally selling a health drink from an endangered fish
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs have accused a Mexico-based startup of violating international trade…
Continue Reading Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in…
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