New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the…
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3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in…
Continue Reading Oregon lawmakers approve $218M in emergency wildfire funding in special session
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funding after convening for a special…
Continue Reading Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data
Associated Press Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and…
Continue Reading Secretly recorded videos are backbone of corruption trial for longest-serving legislative leader
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm that swept up the East Coast that brought torrents of rain and high winds caused some misery for…
Continue Reading Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after abuses and then war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Isatta Bah wakes up from a nap in a crowded shelter on the outskirts of Beirut, clutching her baby, Blessing. The…
Continue Reading New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking to drastically reduce the amount of plastics and other packaging material that’s…
Continue Reading Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the…
Continue Reading North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved permits for underground carbon dioxide storage for a massive pipeline…
Continue Reading New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It’s not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its…
Continue Reading Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
Associated Press THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of…
Continue Reading As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus…
Continue Reading Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they…
Continue Reading US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten…
Continue Reading Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America,…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a…
Continue Reading In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked…
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