Where can you shop on Black Friday? Here’s what’s open — and when
By FRANCISCO GUZMAN Associated Press Black Friday is almost upon us, when retailers kick off the holiday season with offers meant to get customers in…
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Edmunds picks the five best cars for under $30,000
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Pricing for the average new car continues to rise, with the latest reports pegging the average new vehicle transaction…
Continue Reading How to spot 4 Social Security scams and protect your identity
By WHITNEY VANDIVER of NerdWallet A recent uptick in scams targeting older adults has seniors wondering who’s really calling them. As the most…
Continue Reading Republic of Congo marks a day of mourning for 31 dead in a stadium stampede
By LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo’s government says it’s paying the medical bills…
Continue Reading Czech president approves plan introducing budget cuts, taxes. Labor unions call for protests
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel has signed into law an economic package of dozens of measures introducing budget cuts and increased taxes…
Continue Reading Germany to extradite an Italian man suspected in the killing of a woman that outraged Italy
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will extradite an Italian man suspected in the killing of a 22-year-old woman to Italy. According to German news agency dpa,…
Continue Reading NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make…
Continue Reading NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Former Saints tight end Boo Williams needs surgery, medicine and doctors to make the pain in his injured neck…
Continue Reading More Americans are expected to ‘buy now, pay later’ for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a…
Continue Reading India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry…
Continue Reading A hand grenade explosion triggered by a quarrel at a market injures 10 people in southern Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Authorities in Kosovo say a hand grenade has exploded in an animal market in a southern city and 10 people are injured. A…
Continue Reading Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians…
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Baltimore buried its urban streams—now an artist is bringing one back
Next City looks at how the new “Ghost Rivers” art installation is a reminder of Baltimore’s hidden streams — and the visible costs of trying to…
Continue Reading Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom says it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69…
Continue Reading What does the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas look like?
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A temporary cease-fire agreement to facilitate the release of dozens of people taken…
Continue Reading Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Organizers of Wednesday’s Coldplay concert in Malaysia can stop the show if the…
Continue Reading An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya 9 years ago is rearrested on new charges
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya nine years ago has been denied…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with markets in Japan and US closed
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept…
Continue Reading OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos
By MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will return to the company that fired him…
Continue Reading Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won’t take place before Friday
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Wednesday agreed to a four-day cease-fire in…
Continue Reading The US and the Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols in South China Sea not far from Taiwan
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South…
Continue Reading The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — No fewer than 26 political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower…
Continue Reading In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch elections
By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge victory in Dutch…
Continue Reading A Las Vegas high school grapples with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas high school is grappling with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal…
Continue Reading Britain’s Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government has sought to regain the political initiative with a series of tax…
Continue Reading North Korean missile launch after South Korea partially suspended their 2018 agreement likely failed
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch…
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New respiratory illness spreading among dogs, El Paso vet weighs in
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Researchers and veterinarians are trying to figure out the source of a mysterious illness affecting dogs in a several…
Continue Reading A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to…
Continue Reading Police say 2 dead and 5 wounded in Philadelphia shooting that may be drug-related
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a shooting in Philadelphia has killed two men and wounded five others and police say the violence may have been…
Continue Reading France remains ‘le grand fromage’ in the European Union, and Camembert remains in a wooden box
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has long known that the way to France’s heart is through its stomach. So,…
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