FBI director raises national security concerns about TikTok
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray is raising national security concerns about TikTok, warning Friday that…
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New this week: Will Smith, ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘George & Tammy’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the November jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly nine months, the Federal Reserve has relentlessly raised interest rates to try to…
Continue ReadingBiden sees economy avoiding recession, but risks remain
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging…
Continue ReadingDowney Jr. on making one last film with his dad in ‘Sr.’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground…
Continue ReadingIndiana judge issues gag order in case of 2 slain teen girls
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge imposed a gag order on Friday in the case of a man charged in the notorious slayings of two teenage girls.…
Continue ReadingNegotiations begin for a global treaty on plastic pollution
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press On Friday afternoon more than 2,000 experts will wrap up a week of negotiations on plastic pollution at one of…
Continue ReadingWriters: Russian attacks seek ‘erasure’ of Ukrainian culture
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Ukrainian chapters of the international writers’ organization PEN have claimed…
Continue ReadingTurkey: Russia, US failed to clear militia from Syria border
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with…
Continue ReadingClarification: Children’s Hospital-Investigation story
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a Dec. 2 story, The Associated Press reported that Dr. Daniel Davidow was an employee of the Cumberland Hospital for…
Continue ReadingPolice: Georgia teen shot while campaigning for Sen. Warnock
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say a teenager campaigning in a neighborhood for Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia was shot at the front door of a…
Continue ReadingEU reaches deal for $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil
By RAF CASERT, FATIMA HUSSEIN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a deal Friday for a $60-per-barrel price…
Continue ReadingMacron hits New Orleans’ French Quarter, meets with Musk
By SARA CLINE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Louisiana, the American…
Continue ReadingUS passenger killed when big wave hits Antarctic cruise ship
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. woman was killed and four other passengers injured when a massive wave struck the Viking…
Continue ReadingFeral hog control: 8 years, some progress, $2.5B damage/year
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals…
Continue ReadingUS forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup
By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle…
Continue ReadingTalks with breakaway region fail to ease Moldova energy woes
By STEPHEN McGRATH and CRISTIAN JARDAN Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A key electrical power plant in a Moscow-backed breakaway region…
Continue ReadingMalaysian PM Anwar to be finance minister in new Cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will also serve as finance minister as he unveiled a leaner…
Continue ReadingInfowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy
By DAVE COLLINS and JILL BLEED Associated Press Infowars host Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas. Jones cites debts…
Continue ReadingEuropean security org faces existential crisis at meeting
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press LODZ, Poland (AP) — A security organization born in the Cold War to maintain peace in Europe has ended a…
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