Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies…
Continue ReadingAP-National
Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education…
Continue Reading Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break…
Continue Reading China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas…
Continue Reading The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading…
Continue Reading Takeaways from The AP’s investigation into the Mormon church’s handling of sex abuse cases
By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting had been director of the Risk Management Division at The…
Continue Reading Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its…
Continue Reading The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue…
Continue Reading Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story.…
Continue Reading Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession
NEW YORK (AP) — A survey shows most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up…
Continue Reading What’s streaming now: Nicki Minaj’s birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and the return of…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL and ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — Until recently, the Juma seemed…
Continue Reading At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand
By MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for the second day, halting search for 12 missing climbers
By RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities halted the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano…
Continue Reading San Francisco’s Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes as 49ers thump injured Hurts, Eagles 42-19
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Deebo Samuel scored three TDs and Eagles…
Continue Reading 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw, Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro ejected in NFC title game rematch
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday’s 42-19 win against…
Continue Reading Chain crew member dislocated his knee during Lions-Saints game
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A member of the chain crew at a game between Detroit and New Orleans was taken to a hospital with a dislocated knee that…
Continue Reading Jim Leyland elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift on hand at Lambeau Field to watch Travis Kelce, Chiefs face Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Taylor Swift was on hand at Lambeau Field to watch Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in their Sunday night game…
Continue Reading Mexican woman killed in shark attack on Pacific coast near the port of Manzanillo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican woman died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque,…
Continue Reading Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been…
Continue Reading Watchdog: Western arms companies failed to ramp up production capacity in 2022 due to Ukraine war
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military…
Continue Reading Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt. The airlines announced the agreement…
Continue Reading Florida Republican chairman won’t resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a…
Continue Reading Review: The long Kiss goodbye ends at New York’s Madison Square Garden, but Kiss avatars loom
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the end of the road for Kiss. But it’s not the end of Kiss. The hard-rocking…
Continue Reading Casino workers with MGM Grand Detroit ratify deal, ending 47-day strike
DETROIT (AP) — Casino workers for MGM Grand Detroit have voted to ratify a new contract, ending a 47-day strike. MGM Grand Detroit workers are…
Continue Reading Harris dashed to Dubai to tackle climate change and war. Each carries high political risks at home
By WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Filling in for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris…
Continue Reading Louisiana granted extra time to draw new congressional map that complies with Voting Rights Act
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional…
Continue Reading Thousands of climate change activists hold boisterous protest march in Brussels with serious message
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Thousands of people marched through the center of Brussels on Sunday in a boisterous rally highlighting the dangers of…
Continue Reading