AP National News

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two…

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican governor has told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not…

TORONTO (AP) — Bars, restaurants, retail stores and entertainment venues across the Canadian province of Quebec will be required to operate at 50%…

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines…

SYDNEY (AP) — The premier of Australia’s most populous state says he is not considering lockdowns or other restrictions as a record 2,213 new…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two South Florida men have pleaded guilty in Ohio to leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain over $35 million in…

By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The widow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has died in the apartment where she led a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block lower court orders that are keeping President Joe Biden’s vaccine…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major California utility has agreed to more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties related to five wildfires in…

SYDNEY (AP) — Christmas lights have been turned off and a candlelight vigil was held in the Australian town where five children died after falling…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing James P.…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeal court says the man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight cannot…

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-award winning actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Feb. 10, when The…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian says a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — A prominent U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina has withdrawn from next year’s…

By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An official with Rivian Automotive said the company was attracted to Georgia’s…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman suspected of shooting at strangers in vehicles over the last few months is facing four charges of…

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major interstate highway in Northern California has reopened after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is exhorting the world to make “concrete” progress…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, JENNIFER PELTZ and ALI SWENSON Associated Press This year’s holiday season was supposed to be a do-over for last year’s…

CHICAGO (AP) — An arbitrator has ruled that several unions representing Chicago firefighters and other city employees must follow Mayor Lori…

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group has dropped plans to circulate petitions for a 2022 ballot drive to award…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges in Louisiana and Texas continue to chip away at Biden administration COVID-19…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Researchers hired by the city say the Census Bureau undercounted more than 8% of the occupied homes in 10 Detroit…