Discontent with Johnson imperils his future, UK virus rules
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing questions about his future after almost 100…
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Florida district to pay $26 million to shooting victims
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed in…
Continue Reading Brazil police search home of likely presidential candidate
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have searched the home of Ciro Gomes, a left-wing politician…
Continue Reading Strong winds in Midwest whip up dust, blow over semitrailers
By MARGERY A. BECK and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A powerful storm system is blowing through the Great Plains and…
Continue Reading Florida science teacher fired for refusing to wear mask
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A teacher in South Florida has been fired for repeatedly refusing to wear a mask. The school board in…
Continue Reading UN launches coronavirus vaccination of migrants in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says it has launched a coronavirus vaccination campaign for stranded migrants in war-torn Yemen. It says the…
Continue Reading South African court orders ex-president Zuma back to prison
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has ordered that former President Jacob Zuma should go back to…
Continue Reading Former SC gov candidate John Warren launches Bitcoin venture
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The multimillionaire businessman who forced South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster into a GOP…
Continue Reading Modest 0.3% November retail sales bump, optimism still high
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but still continued to…
Continue Reading Poland’s COVID deaths highest since April, new restrictions
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has registered the highest rate of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high rate of new infections.…
Continue Reading Navalny’s daughter accepts EU rights award on his behalf
BRUSSELS (AP) — The young adult daughter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny received a standing ovation from European Union…
Continue Reading Philippines detects country’s 1st omicron cases
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine health department says it has detected the country’s first cases of the omicron strain of the…
Continue Reading German police incinerate cocaine worth over $300 million
Police in Germany’s Bavaria region say they have destroyed some 1.5 metric tons (1.65 U.S. tons) of cocaine with a street value of about 270…
Continue Reading Zebras on the run for months in Maryland have been captured
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Two zebras running loose since they escaped a Maryland farm about four months ago have been caught. The Washington Post…
Continue Reading UK highest court rules against gender-neutral passports
LONDON (AP) — A British activist has lost a legal challenge at the U.K.‘s highest court to the government’s policy of not allowing…
Continue Reading Cambodian back from Ghana is country’s 1st omicron case
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Health officials in Cambodia say the country has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant in a 23-year-old…
Continue Reading Briton still held after deadly ship collision off Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say a Croatian national has been released because the suspicion against him of being drunk on the…
Continue Reading New Dutch coalition vows to spend big on broad reforms
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The leaders of four political parties set to join forces in the next Dutch ruling…
Continue Reading Winter storms, COVID: How to make last-minute flight changes
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Rerouting, rebooking, diverting, you name it. Making last-minute flight changes can be an enormous stressor amid an…
Continue Reading UN watchdog says Iran will allow new cameras at nuclear site
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog and Iran have reached a deal to…
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