Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that…
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Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than…
Continue Reading Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow…
Continue ReadingStarbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
AP Business Writer Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.…
Continue ReadingAvalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the…
Continue ReadingA paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trails
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a…
Continue ReadingItaly’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
ROME (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal…
Continue Reading Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingOhio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a…
Continue ReadingAn ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the…
Continue Reading What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of this…
Continue ReadingWarring tribes in Pakistan’s northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of…
Continue ReadingUS military orders new safety guidelines for key Osprey part after near-crash
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military has ordered new safety guidelines for a key part in all Osprey aircraft after a recent accident…
Continue ReadingRobbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Robbie Williams heard in “Better Man” is Williams, himself. But the Williams seen in the movie is a…
Continue ReadingThe best and biggest concerts of 2024: Olivia Rodrigo, Missy Elliott, George Strait and more
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 80 concerts in 2024. Here are some of her…
Continue Reading Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the…
Continue ReadingNuna Baby Essentials is recalling over 600,000 child car seats because harness may not hold children
DETROIT (AP) — Nuna Baby Essentials is recalling nearly 609,000 child car seats because the harness adjuster can loosen and the seats may not…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s story on the Miccosukee’s fight to protect the Everglades
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — For centuries, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has called the Everglades home. But decades of…
Continue ReadingA LeBron record. Xmas greetings from Mazzulla. Steph went 0 for 7. Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA
AP Basketball Writer LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest…
Continue ReadingA LeBron record. Xmas greetings from Mazzulla. Steph went 0 for 7. Thursday wasn’t boring in the NBA
AP Basketball Writer LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest…
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