COVID-19 spike worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the…
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More Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centered on…
Continue Reading In UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert…
Continue Reading Myanmar army airstrikes send hundreds fleeing into Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say the military has unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas,…
Continue Reading Search to resume for 1887 time capsule under Lee monument
By BEN FINLEY and STEVE HELBER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The spot in Richmond, Virginia, where a towering statue of Confederate Gen.…
Continue Reading Massive ferry fire kills at least 39 in southern Bangladesh
By ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say a massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh,…
Continue Reading Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
Continue Reading Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding…
Continue Reading Coroner IDs girl killed by police in Los Angeles shooting
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los…
Continue Reading $2.5B headed to tribes for long-standing water settlements
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Native American tribes are awaiting a one-time windfall that could help…
Continue Reading Yes, there is a Santa Claus. And no, COVID-19 won’t stop him
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Rest assured, kids of all ages: Santa’s coming this Christmas Eve, and…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What will judge weigh in sentencing Kim Potter?
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser…
Continue Reading Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it won’t send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing…
Continue Reading DA to ask judge to reduce trucker’s 110-year term for crash
DENVER (AP) — The district attorney’s office that prosecuted a trucker who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for an explosive crash that…
Continue Reading Rangers trek through snow to find hiker on Hawaii mountain
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Rescuers trekked through heavy snow and sleet to find a hiker lost in one of the most…
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4 people injured after shooting at Chicago-area mall
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — Police say a shooting occurred at a mall full of Christmas shoppers in suburban Chicago, injuring four people. The incident…
Continue Reading Baltimore officer dies days after being shot in patrol car
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer has died after being removed from life support one week after she was shot while sitting in her patrol…
Continue Reading SKorea ex-President Park, jailed for corruption, is pardoned
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he will pardon his chief conservative rival and…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Big bond needed for parents in school shooting
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan are striking back against the parents of a boy charged with a school shooting…
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