Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights have swept this year’s…
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Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans
By JOSEPH WILSON and IAIN SULLIVAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Clashes have erupted in Spain for a second night between police and protesters…
Continue Reading US envoy flies to Beirut in a surprise visit, says Washington doesn’t want Gaza war to expand
By BASSAM HATOUM and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BLIDA, Lebanon (AP) — A top U.S. envoy said in Beirut that Washington doesn’t want the…
Continue Reading DeSantis argues Iowa governor’s support may help him stop Trump and he labels his rivals as spoilers
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ senior advisers are outlining a…
Continue Reading Treasury’s Yellen calls Republican effort to cut IRS funding for Israel ‘damaging and irresponsible’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner says for the agency to keep building on its customer service and…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics
By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter,…
Continue Reading Kenya declares a surprise public holiday for a national campaign to plant 15 billion trees
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government says Nov. 13 will be a public holiday to allow citizens time to…
Continue Reading Media watchdog asks Pakistan not to deport 200 Afghan journalists in undocumented migrant crackdown
By MUNIR AHMED and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200…
Continue Reading Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air engulfs New Delhi
By SHONAL GANGULY and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Masks are back on the New Delhi streets as residents grapple with the annual…
Continue Reading NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
By LORNE COOK and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty…
Continue Reading Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher…
Continue Reading Chancellor Olaf Scholz and state governors agree on new measures to curb migration to Germany
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting an 18% rise in its net profit for the first fiscal half, as sales were…
Continue Reading Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TOKYO (AP) — Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his…
Continue Reading The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for tour marking 50 years since its historic 1973 visit
BEIJING (AP) — The Philadelphia Orchestra has returned to Beijing for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the…
Continue Reading Fighting Hamas deep in Gaza City, Israel foresees control of the enclave’s security after the war
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside…
Continue Reading Australia’s leader calls for free and unimpeded trade to resume with China after ties deteriorated
BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street ticks up
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday as attention focused on prospects for improved…
Continue Reading How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being…
Continue Reading Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for 6th straight month
BEIJING (AP) — The latest trade data from China show its imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year…
Continue Reading Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Dan McCaffery has won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, preserving its…
Continue Reading Voters elect Democrat Cherelle Parker as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor — and the 1st woman
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Pennsylvania voters have elected women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and the…
Continue Reading Ex-gang leader to get date for murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las…
Continue Reading Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the ‘decision-maker’ in rare testimony
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified…
Continue Reading Mainers vote against new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election…
Continue Reading 5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long…
Continue Reading Houston mayor’s race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The race for Houston mayor headed to a runoff Tuesday night between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee…
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under…
Continue Reading Civilians fleeing northern Gaza’s combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — What was once Gaza’s busiest…
Continue Reading One of Virginia’s key election battlegrounds involves a candidate who endured sex scandal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As Democrats seek to gain control of the Virginia House of Delegates in Tuesday’s election, a key race hinges on a…
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