Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the…
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Top Polish leaders celebrate Hanukkah in parliament after antisemitic incident
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top Polish leaders have joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration in…
Continue Reading Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers’ case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors will continue deliberating Friday to decide how much Rudy…
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Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence…
Continue Reading Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide,…
Continue Reading Experimental cancer vaccine, combined with immunotherapy, continues to show benefits against melanoma, trial shows
CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with…
Continue Reading Kentucky Supreme Court upholds legislative, congressional boundaries passed by GOP-led legislature
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky’s Supreme Court has upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts.…
Continue Reading Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has again upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from commenting…
Continue Reading Mexico’s search for people falsely listed as missing finds some alive, rampant poor record-keeping
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government’s controversial effort to look for people falsely listed as…
Continue Reading Bull on tracks disrupts trains between Newark and New York
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday…
Continue Reading US Rep. Drew Ferguson, a Georgia Republican, says he won’t seek reelection in 2024
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican congressman says he won’t seek reelection to his Georgia seat in…
Continue Reading Trump’s first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington once…
Continue Reading Alice in Wonderland stage play from Chicago fuses circus elements for new PBS broadcast
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first indication that you’re not seeing a run-of-the-mill production of Alice in…
Continue Reading Former British soldier to stand trial over Bloody Sunday killings half a century ago
LONDON (AP) — A judge says a former British soldier will stand trial in the killing of two civil rights protesters half a century ago on Bloody…
Continue Reading Sickle cell affects more families in Africa and India, but new gene therapies are out of reach
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood…
Continue Reading Men charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing…
Continue Reading The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
CNN By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval…
Continue Reading From New York to Tokyo, stock markets around the world have rallied in 2023
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a great year for stock markets around the world. Wall Street’s rally has been front…
Continue Reading With death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press MANDERA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military continued efforts Thursday to evacuate hundreds of people trapped by…
Continue Reading Why Argentina’s shock measures may be the best hope for its ailing economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The painful economic steps that Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, announced this…
Continue Reading Kyiv protesters demand more spending on Ukraine’s war effort and less on local projects
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angered by what they view as wasteful municipal spending by Kyiv…
Continue Reading Two-time ABA champion and Indiana Mr. Basketball winner George McGinnis dies at 73
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George McGinnis spent his teenage years sneaking into Pacers games at the Indiana State…
Continue Reading Finland, NATO’s newest member, will sign a defense pact with the United States
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO’s newest member and Russia’s neighbor Finland is to sign a bilateral defense cooperation…
Continue Reading Family of Chicago woman who died in hotel freezer agrees to $10 million settlement
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago woman who died after she became locked in a hotel freezer has agreed to a $10 million settlement. The…
Continue Reading Academic arrested in Norway as a Moscow spy confirms his real, Russian name, officials say
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An academic who entered Norway as a Brazilian citizen and was arrested last year on suspicion of spying for Russia has…
Continue Reading Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has appeared in district…
Continue Reading In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions…
Continue Reading Putin questions Olympic rules for neutral Russian athletes at Paris Games
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the International Olympic Committee rules mandating Russian athletes compete at the…
Continue Reading Turkish lawmaker who collapsed in parliament after delivering speech, dies
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top official says a Turkish opposition lawmaker has died days after he suffered a heart attack and collapsed just after…
Continue Reading Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Feb. 8, when the AP awards are announced
NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-award winning actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Feb. 8, when The Associated…
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