Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
Associated Press The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election:…
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Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party
Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast
Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras,…
Continue ReadingOlav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Heretic,’ why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers
Associated Press In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his…
Continue ReadingFrom New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House
Associated Press TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the…
Continue ReadingAnxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling,…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region refuse to cede control of government buildings
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government…
Continue ReadingIsraeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission has been doused with black paint at a meeting to…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Gazprom stops the flow of natural gas to Austria, OMV utility says
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company…
Continue ReadingBullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of…
Continue ReadingGabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous…
Continue ReadingSome exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump’s victory are mixed on NATO’s eastern flank
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump’s victory, standing and…
Continue ReadingJapan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a…
Continue ReadingProtesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations…
Continue ReadingNetflix experiences streaming delays leading up to Tyson-Paul fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix’s first attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. Friday’s fight between Mike Tyson…
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