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…
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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 An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Seconds after Palestinian gunmen began shooting up a busy Jerusalem bus stop last week,…
Continue Reading Michigan vs. Alabama, Washington vs. Texas in College Football Playoff; unbeaten Florida St left out
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The final season of the four-team College Football Playoff turned out to be the most controversial with…
Continue Reading Father of Palestinian American boy slain outside Chicago files wrongful death lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) — The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in…
Continue Reading 3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial…
Continue Reading Glenys Kinnock, former UK minister, European Parliament member and wife of ex-Labour leader, dies
LONDON (AP) — Glenys Kinnock, a former British cabinet minister, member of the European Parliament and wife of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock,…
Continue Reading Guinea-Bissau’s leader calls a shootout an attempted coup, heightening tensions in West Africa
By CHINEDU ASADU and SAMBU ASSANA Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says a…
Continue Reading 1 person is dead and 11 missing after a landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the body of a man buried under tons of mud and rocks following flash floods and a landslide that…
Continue Reading France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris
By ELAINE GANLEY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an…
Continue Reading Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
By FELIPE DANA and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations…
Continue Reading In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Shireen Quaizar was wracked with doubt. For years, the school psychologist has been active in…
Continue Reading Republicans had New Yorkers lead the way in expelling Santos. Will it help them keep the majority?
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — George Santos is gone from the House, but his name is certain to pop up in key congressional…
Continue Reading After visiting Israel and Ramallah, the ICC prosecutor says he will intensify investigations
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court rounded off a historic first…
Continue Reading Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen…
Continue Reading Heavy snow in northern England causes havoc on highways and knocks out power
AMBLESIDE, England (AP) — Officials say heavy snow in northern England stranded motorists in their cars overnight and knocked out power to more…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he’s doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter’s Square
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — For a second Sunday, an ailing Pope Francis skipped his popular window appearance to…
Continue Reading Eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi strands and injures climbers and blankets villages with ash
By RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi has erupted, stranding and injuring climbers and spreading…
Continue Reading British military reports an explosion off the coast of Yemen in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A “potential explosion” has struck a key shipping route off the coast of Yemen. That’s according to a…
Continue Reading Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the…
Continue Reading Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, vows to hit the south with ‘no less strength’ than the north
By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s ground offensive expanded to every part of the…
Continue Reading Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves 1 dead amid widespread panic in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines has killed at least one villager…
Continue Reading Here’s why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow limited protests at the summit
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for…
Continue Reading Militants open fire at a bus in northern Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring over 20 others
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants opened fire at a bus in northern Pakistan, killing nine people including two soldiers, and…
Continue Reading India’s ruling BJP wins 3 of 4 states in elections that pitted Modi’s party against Congress
NEW DELHI (AP) — Results show India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections in a crucial vote that pitted the main…
Continue Reading Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court puts off Chinese developer Evergrande’s hearing on its debt restructuring to January
By ZEN SOO and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has postponed a court hearing on troubled Chinese property developer…
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