Do you believe? Cher set to star in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar can be the opening act when it comes to…
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Germany’s president has apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania over a century ago
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president has apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania more than a century ago. The apology came as he met…
Continue Reading A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thirty-four journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, an…
Continue Reading Chad’s military government agrees to opposition leader’s return from exile
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese presidency says Chad’s military government has agreed to allow the…
Continue Reading New oil leak reported after a ferry that repeatedly ran aground off the Swedish coast is pulled free
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea has been pulled free…
Continue Reading Why travelers expecting sticker shock could see sweet relief instead
SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The cost of travel has fluctuated sharply in recent years, but travelers expecting high prices now might be in for a…
Continue Reading 2 killed in Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine that also damage Kherson city center
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a Russian attack on Kherson has killed one person and caused serious damage in the city’s center. A…
Continue Reading A fire in the Jewish section of a cemetery in Austria’s capital causes damage but no injuries
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s main Jewish leader says a fire was set during the night in the Jewish section of Vienna’s central cemetery and…
Continue Reading Edmunds hot hatch comparison: Acura Integra Type S vs. VW Golf R
By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds After decades of absence, the go-fast Acura Integra is back. The new 2024 Acura Integra Type S boasts a strong…
Continue Reading Eruption of Eurasia’s tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula
MOSCOW (AP) — Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on…
Continue Reading South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has likely sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president sets Dec. 17 for snap parliamentary election as he rallies for his populist party
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has set Dec. 17 as the date for early parliamentary election, which will be the third…
Continue Reading King Charles III meets in private with the family of the Kenyan rebel leader hanged by the British
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III has held a private meeting with the family of the…
Continue Reading Helicopters drop water on Oahu wildfire for 2nd day, while some native koa and ohia trees burn
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Helicopters are battling a wildfire in remote mountainous area of Hawaii’s Central Oahu as…
Continue Reading Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210…
Continue Reading Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A group of human rights researchers has officially launched a website they hope will facilitate the…
Continue Reading Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger
By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has visited a family-run farm in Minnesota and…
Continue Reading Bangladesh launches new India-assisted rail projects and thermal power unit amid opposition protests
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Bangladesh have launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit to…
Continue Reading Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are…
Continue Reading Countries at a UK summit pledge to tackle AI’s potentially ‘catastrophic’ risks
By KELVIN CHAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BLETCHLEY PARK, England (AP) — Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, have…
Continue Reading Chinese arrivals replace Hong Kong exodus. For them, the city is still freer than the mainland
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rallies on hopes the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are done
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the…
Continue Reading After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza…
Continue Reading Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship…
Continue Reading China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the…
Continue Reading The UK’s AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley…
Continue Reading Japanese automaker Toyota’s profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit in the latest quarter jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales…
Continue Reading Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by…
Continue Reading What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See her 2023 costume
NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum shook her tail feathers Tuesday for her latest elaborate Halloween costume, dressing up as a peacock with several…
Continue Reading Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who fled repression in their homeland face the…
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