Russian consumers feel themselves in a tight spot as high inflation persists
By ANNA FRANTS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the…
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Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After the latest, horrifying killing of a college student allegedly by her resentful and…
Continue Reading Railyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific’s hazmat shipping
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union…
Continue Reading South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs
By GERALD IMRAY and MARIA CHENG Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed in half-day session, marks fourth straight winning week
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left…
Continue Reading Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals…
Continue Reading Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive…
Continue Reading On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JOSEF FEDERMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in…
Continue Reading The Afghan Embassy says it’s permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy says it is permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic…
Continue Reading Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found…
Continue Reading Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Distraught by a romantic breakup, 16-year-old Kenny Batson vented his hurt by stomping out the windshields of cars…
Continue Reading Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s main opposition party announces vice presidential candidate as hopes for alliance fracture
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition party Nationalist Party has announced a veteran…
Continue Reading The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, Charles Peters, has died at 96
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine and its editor-in-chief for three decades, Charles…
Continue Reading 3 journalists and 2 relatives have been abducted in a violent city in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say three journalists and two of their relatives have been abducted by armed men in the violence-plagued southern…
Continue Reading Thousands led by Cuba’s president march in Havana in solidarity with Palestinian people
HAVANA (AP) — Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel have marched along Havana’s iconic boardwalk in solidarity with the…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s new government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government…
Continue Reading South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted…
Continue Reading Brazil forward Rodrygo denounces racist abuse on social media after match against Argentina
MADRID (AP) — Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina.…
Continue Reading Nicaragua’s Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a…
Continue Reading Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actor says it ‘never happened’
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has alleged in a lawsuit that actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in New York in…
Continue Reading Argentina’s labor leaders warn of resistance to President-elect Milei’s radical reforms
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and…
Continue Reading Eddie Merrins, the ‘Little Pro’ who had an enormous influence on golf in LA, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature. The nickname surely had nothing to do with his…
Continue Reading Former St. Louis alderman in fraud case also charged with lying to police
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis alderman has been charged with a misdemeanor on accusations that he lied to police when he said a woman tried…
Continue Reading Brazilian police bust international drug mule ring in Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Sao Paulo have discovered what appeared to be a drug mule ring in the western part of the city. The state’s…
Continue Reading Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead
WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others and injured a…
Continue Reading West Africa responds to huge diphtheria outbreaks by targeting unvaccinated populations
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria…
Continue Reading Myanmar military says drone attack by ethnic armed groups in northeast destroyed about 120 trucks
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government says that almost half of more than 250 cargo trucks…
Continue Reading A crane operator has rescued a man from a burning high-rise in England
LONDON (AP) — A crane operator has played down tributes paid to him after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England.…
Continue Reading French military to contribute 15,000 soldiers to massive security operation for Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A French army general involved in the preparations says France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive…
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