Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems…
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The AP Interview: Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that his nation wants a…
Continue ReadingIsraeli air force veterans say incoming government a danger
JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 1,000 senior Israeli air force veterans, including a former Israeli chief of staff, on Monday urged the country’s top legal…
Continue ReadingChina to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the National Health…
Continue ReadingZach Bryan drops ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chorus against Ticketmaster’s contentious concert pricing practices is growing, numbering among them Zach Bryan and…
Continue ReadingRoberto Clemente remains Latino legend 50 years after death
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer Roberto Clemente remains one of the most revered figures in Puerto Rico and Latin America 50 years after his death.…
Continue ReadingBelarus hands opposition activists prison terms in absentia
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have handed lengthy prison terms to two opposition activists who…
Continue ReadingLaw protects export of sacred Native American items from US
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new law increases the penalties for trafficking Native American remains and cultural…
Continue ReadingMore Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after weeks at sea
By RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — A second group in two days of weak and exhausted Rohingya Muslims has landed on a beach in…
Continue ReadingProtest-backing soccer star’s family kept from leaving Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent former soccer player in Iran who has expressed support for anti-government protests says his wife…
Continue ReadingAuthorities identify Mall of America shooting victim
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities have identified the 19-year-old man who was fatally shot during an altercation at the Mall of America on Friday…
Continue ReadingHoliday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite…
Continue ReadingParties are back, but how to dress? A holiday guide
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The season’s triple-virus threat notwithstanding, parties are back, and they’ve…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for…
Continue ReadingLong COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but…
Continue ReadingSyrian Democratic Forces say 6 fighters killed in IS attack
By HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say an attack by Islamic State militants in the…
Continue ReadingSerbia places its troops on Kosovo border on combat alert
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia has placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness,” ignoring…
Continue Reading2 shot dead by al-Shabab militants in coastal Kenya
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say two people have been shot dead by al-Shabab militants and several houses have…
Continue ReadingUN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations says its top official in Kabul has met the Taliban government’s economy minister in the Afghan…
Continue ReadingNepal’s new PM takes oath at the helm of fragile coalition
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken his oath as the leader of a…
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