Children among the dead and missing as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka say at least five people have died, including three children, after heavy rains…
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The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. The agreement calls for a two-month…
Continue Reading Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media…
Continue Reading One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed in New Zealand
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying…
Continue Reading Biggest November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds flights
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The biggest November snowstorm to hit South Korea’s capital in more than a half century blanketed the…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold
Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon have started returning to their homes after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group…
Continue Reading Oregon tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling
Associated Press LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino…
Continue Reading Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
AP Education Writer Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts man wrongfully convicted of murder was awarded $13 million. He won’t get all of it
Associated Press FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn’t commit has…
Continue Reading Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it’s still a swing state
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania has prompted vows to rebound. But there are also lingering…
Continue Reading Some of those Ocean Spray cranberries come from a bog in Massachusetts
Associated Press MIDDLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Weeks before Thanksgiving, some of the cranberries that will be on dinner plates Thursday were floating…
Continue Reading New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day. The city has a plan to contain the mess
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with…
Continue Reading Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of Maine town, it’s more complicated
Associated Press NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — When Donald Trump was elected president earlier this month, Caroline Pryor’s mind turned…
Continue Reading Police in Thailand searching for suspect believed to have killed 3 in financial dispute
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northern Thailand say they’re searching for a man who is believed to have shot and killed two men and a woman early…
Continue Reading An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter
SYDNEY (AP) — A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian…
Continue Reading Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya is a physician…
Continue Reading US says a drug cartel is behind the longstanding problem of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging that he is receiving substandard medical…
Continue Reading Turkey reportedly arrested suspects in Israeli-Moldovan rabbi’s killing in UAE as they left airport
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkish security forces reportedly arrested the three Uzbek suspects in the killing of a rabbi…
Continue Reading Trump fills out his economic team with two veterans of his first administration
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is turning to two officials with experience navigating not only…
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