China raises its estimate for the size of its economy in 2023
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China says its economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, according to an economic census conducted…
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Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to…
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Aviation experts say Russia’s air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash as nation mourns
Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38…
Continue ReadingPope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a ‘cathedral of pain and hope’
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and…
Continue ReadingChinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country’s acting president as strife deepens
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports,…
Continue ReadingDurant and Beal score 27 points each, Suns beat Nuggets 110-100 to close out Christmas slate
AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on…
Continue ReadingJapan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but it managed to…
Continue ReadingFlooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart
Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations,…
Continue ReadingAI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
Associated Press For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions
Associated Press EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights (AP) — A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the…
Continue ReadingA Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
Associated Press ZAMALKA, Syria (AP) — A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the…
Continue ReadingA survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause
AP Business Writer Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday, as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks…
Continue ReadingFormer Presidential candidate in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je, indicted for corruption
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je…
Continue ReadingHeat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia
Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are bracing for…
Continue ReadingThis Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try again for Europe
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500…
Continue ReadingLeBron James scores 31 in record 19th Christmas Day game as Lakers hold off Curry, Warriors 115-113
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot…
Continue ReadingLakers big man Anthony Davis exits Christmas game with sprained left ankle
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James and the Lakers delivered once more when big man Anthony Davis went down. Davis didn’t…
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