A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
By The Associated Press The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. The Russian…
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Moldova holds local elections overshadowed by accusations of Russian interference
By STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans cast ballots in nationwide local elections amid claims by…
Continue Reading Turkey’s main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader
By ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has voted for fresh leadership, five months after a devastating election defeat…
Continue Reading COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Negotiators on a climate-related loss and damages fund have agreed the World Bank will…
Continue Reading Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
By HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war…
Continue Reading Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according…
Continue Reading Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military says it has surrounded Gaza City
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its third…
Continue Reading Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 5 people in an apparent dispute over fuel theft in central Mexico, police say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police say gunmen on motorcycles fatally shot five men on the outskirts of the city of Puebla in an apparent dispute…
Continue Reading Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donovan Archambault was 11 years old in 1950 when he was sent from the Fort Belknap Indian…
Continue Reading Maine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers will vote on…
Continue Reading U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in…
Continue Reading Skeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade
By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people turned out Saturday to watch Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade as…
Continue Reading Big Weekend: Rich Eisen reflects on NFL Network turning 20 and calling Chiefs-Dolphins on Sunday
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Rich Eisen has had many memorable moments during his long tenure at NFL Network. This weekend though might end up being…
Continue Reading Spanish league slams racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior during ‘clasico’ at Barcelona
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has denounced racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior at last weekend’s “clasico” match between host…
Continue Reading German airport closed after armed man breaches security with his car
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa has reported that the airport in the northern city of Hamburg has been closed to passengers and flights have…
Continue Reading Chelsea’s Emma Hayes expected to become US women’s soccer coach, AP source says
By ANNE M. PETERSON and JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writers U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police investigating another fire at a mosque
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are investigating another fire at a mosque, and faith leaders want them to look closely at the motive if the…
Continue Reading Protest marches from US to Berlin call for immediate halt to Israeli bombing of Gaza
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From Washington to Milan to Paris, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg undergoes knee surgery after the Meta CEO got hurt during martial arts training
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table.…
Continue Reading Women’s lawsuit accuses Kansas City, Kansas, of allowing police corruption to thrive for years
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Five women who say they were sexually assaulted or harassed by a former Kansas City, Kansas, detective filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s first Black police officer, dies at 90
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90. Birmingham Police on Friday…
Continue Reading A Norway spruce from West Virginia is headed to the US Capitol to be this year’s Christmas tree
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A 63-foot (19-meter) Norway spruce from the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is on its way to the West Lawn of the…
Continue Reading New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
By TOM KRISHER and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run…
Continue Reading US officials, lawmakers express support for extension of Africa trade program
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. officials and lawmakers expressed support for the extension of a trade program that…
Continue Reading Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by…
Continue Reading Chiefs want to be ‘world’s team’ by going global with star power and Super Bowl success
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Patrick Mahomes circled the Frankfurt game on his calendar when the NFL schedule was…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands of ancient coins have been found off Sardinia. They may be spoils of a shipwreck
ROME (AP) — A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient…
Continue Reading Israeli rescuers release aftermath video of Hamas attack on music festival, adding chilling details
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Body camera footage has emerged showing Israeli security forces searching for survivors in the…
Continue Reading Estonia will allow Taiwan to establish a nondiplomatic representative office in a policy revision
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s government says it will allow Taiwan to open a nondiplomatic representative office…
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