From Wordle to sweets, holiday gift ideas for the grown-ups
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays. From sweet treats to things with wheels, some…
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Amid tensions with China, Taiwan shows off military drones
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has displayed its self-developed drone technology amid rising concerns over China’s threats to use force to assert…
Continue ReadingUS wholesale inflation eases to 8%, 4th straight slowdown
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from a year ago, the fourth straight…
Continue ReadingTwists, themes, sound effects: Jigsaw puzzles for all ages
By KIM COOK Associated Press Jigsaw puzzlers found their happy place, and their people, during the pandemic. Puzzling was already a thing, but took…
Continue ReadingBoard fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The superintendent of Florida’s second largest school district was fired after a late-night motion brought up by a…
Continue ReadingImprisoned Egyptian activist calls off hunger strike
By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they received a letter from him on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingTaliban: Afghanistan regrets deadly border shooting incident
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says Afghanistan regrets a deadly shooting incident that killed a Pakistani border guard over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingWalmart latest pharmacy chain to propose opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle…
Continue ReadingUN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for…
Continue ReadingJapan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: What makes a Black Friday deal worth it?
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Black Friday deals are plentiful. So how do you know which ones are truly great and which ones you should avoid?…
Continue ReadingClimate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria have attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a…
Continue ReadingChinese police shoot dead would-be bank robber, free hostage
BEIJING (AP) — Police in eastern China say they shot dead a would-be bank robber and freed the hostage he had taken. A notice on the social media…
Continue ReadingGlobal luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting…
Continue Reading‘Did not end well’: New Pence book details split with Trump
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those…
Continue ReadingTotal to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the…
Continue ReadingPakistani PM unwell, tests positive for COVID for 3rd time
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s information minister says Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has tested positive for the coronavirus and is feeling unwell…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with China’s Xi
By NINIEK KARMINI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised with…
Continue ReadingIndonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition
By NINIEK KARMINI and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major…
Continue ReadingICRC: Humanitarian convoy arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says a convoy of trucks carrying medicine arrived in Tigray’s regional…
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