Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television…
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Santa Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine…
Continue Reading Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it continues to search for survivors or victims of a speedboat that capsized carrying…
Continue Reading A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Associated Press Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi…
Continue Reading Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next
AP National Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. The former…
Continue Reading Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
AP Business Writer Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two…
Continue Reading What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in…
Continue Reading 38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern…
Continue Reading 14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
Associated Press The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts…
Continue Reading Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next…
Continue Reading Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
AP Technology Writer Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT…
Continue Reading A road accident in a remote part of western Iran left 9 dead and 14 injured
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State media in Iran reports that an intercity bus has plunged into a ravine in the country’s west after the driver lost…
Continue Reading Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s…
Continue Reading What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming…
Continue Reading Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one…
Continue Reading Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is drawing a direct link between immigration and an attack in…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country’s northwest.…
Continue Reading Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex…
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