‘Encanto,’ ‘House of Gucci’ fuel Thanksgiving box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s…
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Asian leaders at economic summit vow to help Afghanistan
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties…
Continue Reading Israel to allow 3,000 Ethiopian Jews to immigrate
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government has approved the immigration of several thousand Ethiopian Jews, some of…
Continue Reading Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to…
Continue Reading Israeli president celebrates Hanukkah at West Bank site
By MOSHE EDRI Associated Press HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s president has visited one of the most contentious spots in the occupied West…
Continue Reading Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading Community systems offer alternative paths for solar growth
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As demand for renewable energy surges, “community solar” installations are popping…
Continue Reading In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
By SALAR SALIM and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes. These were the trinkets left…
Continue Reading Train derails in suburban Atlanta, blocking streets
HIRAM, Ga. (AP) — A freight train has derailed in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs, blocking roads and slightly injuring two crew members. Local news…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands without power in UK in storm’s wake
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Scotland and northern England remain without power after a storm brought sleet, subzero temperatures…
Continue Reading Sudan says 6 soldiers killed in Ethiopia border fighting
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s armed forces says that six of its forces were killed in fighting in the country’s border region with Ethiopia. It comes a…
Continue Reading Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Catholic bishops and evangelical pastors are prominent leaders in the anti-abortion movement, but not all believers…
Continue Reading Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
LONDON (AP) — Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is ex-cop charged with in Wright death?
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors will try to prove that a white suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter,…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading New vents open up, lava surges from Spanish island’s volcano
MADRID (AP) — Several new volcanic vents have opened up on the Spanish island of La Palma, releasing new lava that is speeding down a ridge and…
Continue Reading For cop who shot Daunte Wright, will ‘wrong gun’ plea work?
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim…
Continue Reading In omicron hot spot, somber mood as S Africa faces variant
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the…
Continue Reading Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone in the latest in a long series of incursions as part of…
Continue Reading Morocco halts all incoming flights because of virus variant
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Can world powers curb Iran in new nuclear talks?
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Can the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers be restored? As Iran and six…
Continue Reading Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the…
Continue Reading Cambodian prince and politician Norodom Ranariddh dies at 77
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former prime minister and the son of the late…
Continue Reading Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate…
Continue Reading Rally in Belgrade demands end to alarming air pollution
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Belgrade to demand an end to alarming levels of air pollution in Serbia due to the use…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan plays Iran anthem for Syria at FIBA WC qualifiers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media reports that the national sports federation complained to the world’s governing body of basketball because…
Continue Reading Pope Francis pained at migrant deaths in English Channel
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed pain and sorrow at the death and suffering of migrants crossing the English Channel, at the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown…
Continue Reading USGS: Magnitude-7.5 earthquake strikes northern Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several…
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