Romania’s parliamentary vote risks being overshadowed by presidential race chaos
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bucharest after a far-right populist unexpectedly won the first round…
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Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed towns along Lake Erie on Saturday in the middle of the hectic…
Continue Reading Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her…
Continue Reading Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship
Associated Press The U.S. Navy is making progress in deploying its first shipborne hypersonic weapon. Workers at a Mississippi shipyard have finished…
Continue Reading How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36…
Continue Reading China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage,…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in…
Continue Reading Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen gets engaged to Hailee Steinfeld
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s latest kneel-down had nothing to do with football. The Buffalo Bills quarterback and…
Continue Reading 3 people wounded in Black Friday shooting at mall in Little Rock, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say three people have been wounded in a shooting at an Arkansas mall on one of the busiest shopping days of…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Gov.-elect Josh Stein, D-N.C. ___…
Continue Reading Lake-effect snow heading for New York state could disrupt travel and football
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Black Friday is giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state. The first big snow of the season…
Continue Reading What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels’ surprise capture of…
Continue Reading Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after…
Continue Reading First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly…
Continue Reading Mexico’s congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42…
Continue Reading Police officer killed in shooting and suspect wounded in suburban Chicago
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A police officer has been fatally shot in suburban Chicago after responding to a report of a man leaving a bank with a gun.…
Continue Reading More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the…
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Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?
After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries tried to seduce customers with promises of bigger…
Continue Reading Deputy kills shooter after being fired at in West Virginia, officials say
BOLT, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a West Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift spends Black Friday amid sea of red as boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Chiefs face the Raiders
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is spending Black Friday amid a sea of red to watch her boyfriend, Travis…
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