US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S.…
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Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!”…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing,…
Continue Reading Eurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train…
Continue Reading Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion target bank and block part of highway around Amsterdam
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former…
Continue Reading Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal…
Continue Reading Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 21 in Russian city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine
By The Associated Press Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 21 people, including three children, local…
Continue Reading Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening…
Continue Reading 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Aceh province. No casualties reported
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no…
Continue Reading Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700…
Continue Reading Trump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until…
Continue Reading Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding…
Continue Reading California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free…
Continue Reading States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer…
Continue Reading More than 100 anglers rescued from an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river
RED LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — More than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river were rescued Friday,…
Continue Reading Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny
By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional…
Continue Reading New York governor vetoes change to wrongful death statute, nixing damages for emotional suffering
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have…
Continue Reading Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the…
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Socorro Police find grenade on Alameda Avenue
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Police found a grenade on the 11100 block of Alameda Avenue Friday evening. The department evacuated the area, but…
Continue Reading North Dakota lawmaker’s district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker’s own district joined calls on…
Continue Reading Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A cargo vessel carrying lithium-ion batteries has been ordered to continue to Alaska after a fire was reported in its…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of killing parents, wounding sister in California attack
A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and severely…
Continue Reading Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s broad abortion ban to move forward
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to…
Continue Reading Afghan refugee in Oregon training flight crash that killed 3 ignored instructor’s advice, NTSB says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal accident investigation report says a former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon…
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Master sergeant sends holiday greeting from Africa
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — We have a very special holiday greeting all the way from Africa, where master sergeant…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say there’s no need for a second trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A second trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on charges not in the cryptocurrency fraud…
Continue Reading Russia unleashes biggest air attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
CNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko, Mariya Knight, Svitlana Vlasova and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched…
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TXDOT gives a heads-up on a series of 33-hour closures of I-10 in 2024
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The I-10 Widening West Project is adding a third lane to I-10 between Mesa and Vinton. The 3 1/2 year project started at the…
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