Suspect arrested in San Francisco killing, 43 years later
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man has been arrested in Colorado on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in San Francisco more than four decades ago. San…
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NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down 7th team
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of two…
Continue Reading 23 injured when cable pedestrian bridge collapses in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in southern Mexico say a pedestrian suspension bridge has collapsed, dumping a group heading to a Christmas party into…
Continue Reading Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID breakthrough
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has tested positive for COVID-19. The Massachusetts Democrat tweeted Sunday that she’s vaccinated, has…
Continue Reading LA film critics pick ‘Drive My Car’ as year’s best
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a showdown between Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” for members…
Continue Reading Germany acknowledges mistakes 5 years after Berlin attack
VIENNA (AP) — Five years after a terrorist killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germany’s…
Continue Reading Advocates push for clemency for Black soldiers in 1917 riot
HOUSTON (AP) — A group of attorneys and advocates are seeking clemency for 110 Black soldiers who were convicted in a mutiny and riots at a…
Continue Reading Vienna commemorates pandemic victims with a ‘sea of lights’
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Vienna residents have turned out to participate in a “sea of lights” commemoration for the more than 13,000…
Continue Reading Johnson appoints foreign secretary to be Brexit negotiator
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to become lead negotiator with the European…
Continue Reading Shooting spike cancels Mississippi town’s Christmas parade
CRAWFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has canceled its annual Christmas parade because of an increase in shootings. Crawford Mayor Willie…
Continue Reading Average US gas price fell 6 cents to $3.41 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped by 6 cents over the past two weeks to $3.41 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson walks tightrope between politics, COVID surge
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks…
Continue Reading Poles protest across the country to defend media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles flocked to city centers across the country to defend a U.S.-owned television network…
Continue Reading FBI: Artifacts stolen from museums in 1960s, 1970s returned
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities say 15 historical artifacts stolen almost a half-century ago from a number of Pennsylvania museums have…
Continue Reading Police: Officer fatally shoots man stabbing 13-year-old girl
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police department says one of its officers shot and killed a man who was stabbing his ex-wife’s…
Continue Reading UN rapporteur: Do more to resolve Rohingya crisis
ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations says the international community should…
Continue Reading Guatemala town bids farewell to victim of Mexico truck crash
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The body of Guatemalan migrant Daniel Arnulfo Pérez Uxla was laid out for the memorial…
Continue Reading 2 babies survive tornado that carried them away in bathtub
A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with…
Continue Reading Spidey nets 3rd best opening of all time with $253 million
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns…
Continue Reading Russia evacuates 140 coal miners amid reports of a fire
MOSCOW (AP) — About 140 miners are being evacuated from a coal mine in the Russian region of Siberia amid reports of a fire in one of the mine’s…
Continue Reading From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A recent Wyoming school board meeting was yet again packed with opponents of mask mandates…
Continue Reading Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 12,000 military service members refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are seeking…
Continue Reading United Arab Emirates to end censorship of cinematic releases
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas, the country’s latest…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s quandary: Can it force more citizens to work?
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has held one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates for years, with fewer…
Continue Reading Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The rapidly-spreading omicron variant may soon leave U.S. doctors without two of the standard…
Continue Reading Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson has died. He was 76. His son John…
Continue Reading 7 bodies found in Minnesota home; cause of deaths not known
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of seven people were discovered inside a twin home in a northwestern Minnesota city but did not…
Continue Reading Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The White House’s top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just…
Continue Reading Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it
By ALAN FRAM and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back his party’s signature $2 trillion social…
Continue Reading Across US, houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In-person attendance at houses of worship across the U.S. has slowly risen from dramatically low levels when the…
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