Train collision in Spain hurts 155, no serious injuries
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two passenger trains taking commuters to the city of Barcelona collided early Wednesday, injuring more than 150 people,…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Nepal votes counted, but new government could take days
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal has finished counting the votes that were cast in the Nov. 20 parliamentary elections. The results will ultimately…
Continue ReadingUS futures point to continued slump this week on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of new employment and wholesale price data with…
Continue ReadingPolygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20…
Continue ReadingSuspected German coup plot spawns dozens of arrests
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police have rounded up dozens of people including a self-styled prince, a retired…
Continue ReadingUS Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies,…
Continue ReadingChina eases anti-COVID measures following protests
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for…
Continue ReadingExtinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer DETROIT (AP) — In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema…
Continue ReadingS. Korea sees easing disruption as truckers’ strike extends
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials say South Korea’s economy is recovering from the initial shock of a…
Continue ReadingHawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500…
Continue ReadingJustices skeptical of elections case that could alter voting
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least six Supreme Court justices sound skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave…
Continue Reading
Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker
By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a…
Continue ReadingSpeedier drug approvals hit slowdown as FDA faces scrutiny
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Expedited drug approvals slowed this year as the Food and Drug Administration’s…
Continue ReadingTagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater…
Continue ReadingSuicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing 1
By ADI MARSIELA and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Police in Indonesia say a Muslim militant and convicted bomb-maker…
Continue ReadingChina trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Georgia Senate runoff for Warnock
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press There weren’t enough uncounted votes in Republican-leaning areas for Republican challenger Herschel Walker to…
Continue ReadingUS approves $425 million in arms sales to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China.…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend meetings with…
Continue ReadingCongress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be…
Continue Reading