Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are…
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US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has sanctioned a commander of Sudan’s paramilitary forces, saying he played a leading role in the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting.…
Continue ReadingUS says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration intends to bolster its military support to Ukraine. Blinken…
Continue ReadingBiden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to…
Continue ReadingTrump’s economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the…
Continue ReadingMinnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn’t commit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prosecutor says a Minnesota man has been released from prison after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit. Jurors in…
Continue ReadingChina holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali…
Continue ReadingDiamond Sports Group will offer single-game pricing to stream NBA and NHL games starting next month
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — The nation’s largest owner of regional sports networks will offer single-game pricing for NBA and NHL games beginning…
Continue ReadingIran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades.…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as presidential bid hangs in the balance
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has thrown in recent weeks all her energy at a Paris trial into…
Continue ReadingVoting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was…
Continue ReadingTrump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
AP Education Writers Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made…
Continue ReadingIndonesia and Australia hold joint military drills after signing a new defense agreement
Associated Press SITUBONDO, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian and Australian militaries are holding joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island…
Continue ReadingWhat happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s election victory created a conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can…
Continue ReadingTrump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep…
Continue ReadingA look at the candidates vying to be the next Senate majority leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to…
Continue ReadingRepublican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous…
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