US applications for jobless benefits fall again as labor market continues to thrive
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market continues to thrive amid high…
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Retail sales rise 0.3% in November as Americans hit gas, not brakes on shopping, travel, restaurants
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending from October to November as the unofficial holiday…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida replaces 4 ministers linked to slush funds scandal to contain damage to party
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has replaced four of his Cabinet ministers in an effort to…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s opposition leader could run for president after a court overturns a ruling barring his bid
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On Thursday, a court ordered Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated…
Continue ReadingU.S. Coast Guard and cruise line save 12 passengers after boat sinks near Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a boat carrying 12 passengers sank north of the Dominican Republic during inclement weather,…
Continue ReadingMissile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military says a missile fired from territory controlled by Yemen’s…
Continue ReadingAustrian court acquits Blackwater founder and 4 others over export of modified crop-spraying planes
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian court has acquitted five people, including the founder of the Blackwater security firm, who were accused of exporting two…
Continue ReadingLawmaker’s suspension means a possible special election and more trouble for U.K. Conservatives
LONDON (AP) — A political standards watchdog says a U.K. Conservative lawmaker who offered to lobby on behalf of gambling interests should be…
Continue ReadingAn investigation opens into the death of a French actress who accused Depardieu of sexual misconduct
PARIS (AP) — An investigation was opened following the death last week of a French actress who was among those accusing movie star Gérard…
Continue ReadingTop EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official has praised an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of…
Continue ReadingAlbanian opposition disrupts parliament as migration deal with Italy taken off the agenda
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the opening of a new session of Parliament,…
Continue Reading2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence — and weren’t sure what to do about it
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 — it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for…
Continue ReadingFather, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old girl found dead in UK home deny murder charges
LONDON (AP) — The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in southern England have pleaded not guilty to murder…
Continue ReadingEU leaders increasingly back a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza is prompting more European Union countries to support…
Continue ReadingPutin says Russia is in dialogue with the US on exchanging jailed Americans Gershkovich and Whelan
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is in dialogue with the United States on the issue of bringing home jailed Americans…
Continue ReadingPope, once a victim of AI-generated imagery, calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed…
Continue ReadingTurkish minister says Somalia president’s son will return to face trial over fatal highway crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the son of the president of Somalia will return to Turkey in the coming days to face…
Continue ReadingBarbie director Greta Gerwig heads jury of 2024 Cannes Festival, 1st American woman director in job
PARIS (AP) — Greta Gerwig, actor, writer and film director, notably for the blockbuster “Barbie,” will preside over the jury of the 77th Cannes…
Continue ReadingWar crimes court upholds the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at a special Kosovo court have upheld the convictions of a former…
Continue ReadingJanet Yellen says the Trump administration’s China policies left the US more vulnerable
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says former President Donald Trump’s economic policies…
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