Dutch court jails man over pre-dawn gunfire at Saudi Embassy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has imposed a four-year prison sentence on a 41-year-old man convicted of attempted murder for firing…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Police search for gunman in Chicago-area mall shootout
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — Police say a suspected gunman was among four people who were wounded during a shootout at a suburban Chicago shopping mall…
Continue ReadingOn Broadway, a playwright becomes an actor, saving a show
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Keenan Scott II made his Broadway acting debut this week in “Thoughts of a Colored…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two antiviral pills are the latest additions to the handful of therapies to treat COVID-19 in…
Continue ReadingUS to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to…
Continue ReadingKremlin expects US answer on security guarantees next month
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says it expects the U.S. to respond next month to Moscow’s request for security…
Continue ReadingHow can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine?
By The Associated Press Children younger than 5 can’t get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. yet, but there are steps you can take to protect them from…
Continue ReadingTurkey freezes assets of 770 people for alleged terror links
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A…
Continue ReadingTSA officer saves infant who stopped breathing at airport
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newly released video shows a security officer leaping over conveyor belt rollers and saving a 2-month-old boy who stopped…
Continue ReadingRussian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
By ULIANA PAVLOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook’s parent company Meta $27…
Continue ReadingIran says it fired 16 ballistic missiles during annual drill
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired more than a dozen of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. The Friday…
Continue ReadingUK Queen’s Christmas speech set to be particularly personal
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is expected to offer a particularly personal Christmas Day message to the nation…
Continue ReadingGroups call for protests against Libya’s poll cancellation
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds took to the streets in several Libyan cities to protest the cancellation of Friday’s…
Continue ReadingGermany anticipates big omicron rise over holiday period
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the proportion of coronavirus infections with the new omicron variant will increase sharply in the…
Continue ReadingAirlines cancel flights due to COVID staffing shortages
By DAVID McHUGH and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules…
Continue ReadingGreece: 13 dead, others missing in new migrant boat accident
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 13 people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea. That…
Continue ReadingThailand’s Central retail group, Signa to buy Selfridges
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Central Group and Signa of Austria have confirmed plans to buy luxury British department store chain Selfridges.…
Continue ReadingProtesters storm Guadeloupe legislature over vaccine rules
PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over virus and vaccine rules have occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature because of stalled negotiations over…
Continue ReadingJapan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 5.4 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget for fiscal…
Continue Reading