Man in Hamburg airport hostage drama used a rental car and had no weapons permit
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a man who drove onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport with his 4-year-old daughter and started an 18-hour standoff with…
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Ethiopia says disputed western Tigray will be settled in a referendum and displaced people returned
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s federal government says the future of contested land in its northern Tigray region will…
Continue ReadingThis holiday season, the mean ol’ Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What would the mean ol’ Grinch be doing in 2023? Would that Christmas sad sack be…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: 5 strategies for navigating today’s digital tipping culture
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet The requests for tips for service are coming more frequently these days, as cashless payment methods with automated…
Continue ReadingPolice say a shooter fired 22 shots into a Cincinnati crowd, killing a boy and wounding 5 others
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati officials are expressing outrage at a drive-by shooting that sent more than a score of bullets into a crowd of…
Continue ReadingA record number of migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. Most are from Senegal
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean…
Continue ReadingPresident taps Poland’s outgoing prime minister to form new government despite lack of a majority
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has tapped the outgoing prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form…
Continue ReadingNobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says…
Continue ReadingAP survey finds 55 of 69 schools in major college football now sell alcohol at stadiums on game day
By LARRY LAGE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — College football tailgates are as synonymous with the game as…
Continue ReadingUS senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with a…
Continue ReadingAiling Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met with European rabbis on Monday and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism…
Continue ReadingFlorida lawmakers begin special session to express support for Israel, further sanction Iran
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature returned to the Capitol on Monday for a special session…
Continue ReadingUkrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A criminal investigation has been launched into Ukrainian military officers who organized a…
Continue ReadingFrench justice minister is on trial accused of conflict of interest
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s justice minister is facing trial on charges of using his office to settle…
Continue ReadingYellen will host the Chinese vice premier for talks in San Francisco before the start of APEC summit
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is hosting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for…
Continue Reading‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press BEAR, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has promoted new cash for Amtrak. He visited Bear, Delaware, to announce…
Continue ReadingAfter Biden and Blinken push, Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘little pauses’ in Gaza, no cease-fire
By MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week of public pressure from the U.S. for “humanitarian…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Germany’s 16 state governors to address ways to deal with large numbers of migrants, an issue…
Continue ReadingNortheast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed swaths of China’s northeastern region, shutting schools and halting transportation in the first major…
Continue ReadingAid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Aid trickled in to villages Monday in Nepal’s northwest mountains flattened by a…
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