UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and…
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Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months…
Continue Reading Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas at homecoming at Bangkok airport
By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Seventeen Thai workers released from captivity by the militant Hamas group have been greeted by…
Continue Reading Applications for jobless benefits up modestly, but continuing claims reach highest level in 2 years
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue Reading Hungary will not agree to starting EU membership talks with Ukraine, minister says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says Hungary will not…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures continuing to cool
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled last month, the latest sign…
Continue Reading Russia’s foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has faced…
Continue Reading Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock defends his record at UK’s COVID inquiry
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British health secretary Matt Hancock is defending his record at the U.K.’s COVID-19 inquiry,…
Continue Reading Pakistan police arrest 4 men in the death of a woman after a photo with her boyfriend went viral
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan have arrested four people who allegedly killed an 18-year-old woman in…
Continue Reading Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip ‘Mutts’ frees his Guard Dog character after decades
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Something is different on the comics pages this week. In the panels of “Mutts,”…
Continue Reading Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that…
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Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company…
Continue Reading Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most…
Continue Reading Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
By JILL LAWLESS and DAVE BRYAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues,…
Continue Reading Pope says he has acute bronchitis, doctors recommended against travel to avoid change in temperature
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he is suffering from acute and infectious bronchitis. He told an audience on Thursday that doctors recommended he…
Continue Reading Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says a six-week strike by the United Auto Workers union cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7…
Continue Reading 4 migrants who were pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast
By CIARÁN GILES and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced…
Continue Reading China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese defense ministry’s top spokesperson has said that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South…
Continue Reading Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago smashed into a school bus while fleeing police in Milwaukee, sending…
Continue Reading A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day
By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to…
Continue Reading Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes in Syria after joining the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years…
Continue Reading Teenage suspects accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a German Christmas market
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy and an alleged accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a Christmas market in…
Continue Reading UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
By JAMEY KEATEN and BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but…
Continue Reading Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern…
Continue Reading South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the…
Continue Reading Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch. But the economy has stalled
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in…
Continue Reading A friendship forged over 7 weeks of captivity lives on as freed women are reunited
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the depths of captivity, they formed an unlikely but prized friendship. And reunited…
Continue Reading Elton John addresses Britain’s Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS. He says the U.K. can be the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip after Wall Street ends its best month of ’23 with big gains
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares declined on Friday even after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with…
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