Spending bill aids retirees, and boosts financial industry
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A section of the new $1.7 trillion spending bill from Congress has been billed as a dramatic…
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Leader of ex-communist rebels becomes Nepal’s new PM
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of former communist rebels has become Nepal’s new prime minister with…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa counts damage, death by tanker truck explosion
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is coming to grips with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by…
Continue ReadingChina’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
By LAURA UNGAR and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists…
Continue ReadingPope’s lament: Icy winds of war buffet humanity at Christmas
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of…
Continue ReadingChristmas Eve shooting at UK pub leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
A Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in northwest England killed a young woman and wounded three men, police said Sunday. The Merseyside Police force…
Continue ReadingPassenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
NEW YORK (AP) — Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a…
Continue ReadingSome Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia
By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BOBRYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians.…
Continue ReadingSoldier, militant dead in Pakistan after clash near border
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces have killed a militant in a shootout near the border with…
Continue Reading58 weak Rohingya land on Indonesian beach after weeks at sea
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in…
Continue Reading4 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women
RIAZAT BUTT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Four major international aid groups say they will suspend their operations in Afghanistan following a…
Continue ReadingFrigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride…
Continue ReadingChina’s foreign minister signals deeper ties with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended what he said was his country’s position of impartiality on the war in Ukraine on Sunday…
Continue Reading5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling…
Continue ReadingEgypt says basketball stands partly collapse, injuring 27
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least 27 people were injured when stands partly collapsed during a basketball game in the capital of…
Continue ReadingActor Orlando Brown pleads not guilty to assault charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Former child star Orlando Brown has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation in Lima,…
Continue ReadingWater pressure ‘fluctuating’ in Jackson amid frigid weather
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials say the water system in Jackson, Mississippi, is…
Continue ReadingPope on Christmas: Jesus was poor, so don’t be power-hungry
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for…
Continue ReadingFrigid weather doesn’t stop Santas surfing off Florida coast
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the…
Continue ReadingMaxi Jazz, front man for British band Faithless, dead at 65
NEW YORK (AP) — Maxi Jazz, a DJ and singer who fronted the eclectic British dance band Faithless known for such hits as “Insomnia” and “We…
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