4 migrants who were pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast
By CIARÁN GILES and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced…
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China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese defense ministry’s top spokesperson has said that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South…
Continue Reading Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago smashed into a school bus while fleeing police in Milwaukee, sending…
Continue Reading A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day
By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to…
Continue Reading Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes in Syria after joining the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years…
Continue Reading Teenage suspects accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a German Christmas market
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy and an alleged accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a Christmas market in…
Continue Reading UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
By JAMEY KEATEN and BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but…
Continue Reading Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern…
Continue Reading South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the…
Continue Reading Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch. But the economy has stalled
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in…
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How does the cost of living in each US state compare to the nations of Europe?
SmartAsset examined the cost of living across all 50 states and the 38 countries in Europe to get a sense of how the cost of living compares on a…
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Landslide season is upon us: Here are the most vulnerable counties in the US
To mark the start of landslide season—November to March—Gutter Gnome ranked 2023’s most landslide-vulnerable…
Continue Reading A friendship forged over 7 weeks of captivity lives on as freed women are reunited
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the depths of captivity, they formed an unlikely but prized friendship. And reunited…
Continue Reading Elton John addresses Britain’s Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS. He says the U.K. can be the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip after Wall Street ends its best month of ’23 with big gains
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares declined on Friday even after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with…
Continue Reading Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and JACKSON NJEHIA Associated Press BOSASO, Puntland (AP) — Somalia’s maritime police force has intensified patrols in the…
Continue Reading Mediators scrambling for Israel-Hamas truce extension, as hostages-for-prisoners swaps get harder
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mediators are scrambling to extend an…
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NMSU Criminal Justice professor weighs in on El Paso Jail murder
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A criminal justice professor at NMSU gave ABC-7 insight about gang culture and safety protocols in jails and prisons after an…
Continue Reading China factory activity contracts in November for 2nd straight month despite stimulus measures
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — An official survey of Chinese manufacturers shows that factory activity contracted for a second…
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Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy, dies at 100
By Paul LeBlanc and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi…
Continue Reading DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirants
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov.…
Continue Reading Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign groups with time running out to stop Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Full Medicaid coverage starts this week for hundreds of thousands…
Continue Reading A look at what to expect as latest UN climate talks get under way in oil-rich UAE
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over…
Continue Reading Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Genaldi’s road to homelessness began early this year when a car slammed into the rear…
Continue Reading Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end
By NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Until the bitter end, Henry Kissinger was one of the trusted few in the tight circle of a…
Continue Reading Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing
By SEAN MURPHY and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man who claimed he acted in self-defense when he…
Continue Reading Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end
By NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All these years later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful president and…
Continue Reading Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including…
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