Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they’re moved that the victim in…
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What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the casino hub of Macao to diversify its economy as he swore in the former…
Continue ReadingRising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Creamy, delectable – and pricey. Butter has shot up in price across the European Union in recent months, forcing…
Continue ReadingUS drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assad
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for…
Continue ReadingA lynching in the family inspired Michigan’s first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Justice Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman to be elected to the Michigan Supreme Court. Her victory…
Continue ReadingIndiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was…
Continue ReadingFrance’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its…
Continue ReadingIt’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
AP Airlines Writer Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another…
Continue ReadingThe warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried
Associated Press GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence…
Continue ReadingInternational students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus…
Continue ReadingA beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa
Associated Press Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of…
Continue ReadingTurkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin…
Continue ReadingDemocratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they’re hoping to work with him
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — They warned about him. Now they’ll have to work with him. A handful of prominent Democratic governors…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean investigators seek to question reluctant president over martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators are pressing ahead with their probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition member leaves Argentine diplomatic compound after sheltering for 9 months
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the six members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for nine months in the…
Continue ReadingFor some, the pope’s big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been…
Continue ReadingTestimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ attorney general is again trying to block a man on death row from giving testimony at the state Capitol. Robert…
Continue Reading‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism…
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