Jussie Smollett testifies at his trial: ‘There was no hoax’
By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has testified that claims he staged an…
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Pope says he removed Paris archbishop because of gossip
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris because…
Continue ReadingSlovenia police say man from Bangladesh found dead on border
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia say body of a man from Bangladesh has been found near the border with Croatia. The remains were…
Continue ReadingPope: New meeting with Russian Orthodox patriarch possible
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says there are plans for a possible second meeting with the head of…
Continue ReadingWHO: No ‘doomsday,’ but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as…
Continue ReadingNehammer sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in 2 months
BERLIN (AP) — Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in two months. Monday’s ceremony capped a round of upheaval…
Continue ReadingTurkey says mosque attacks on Cyprus won’t go ‘unanswered’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says attacks on Muslim houses of worship on Cyprus would “not go unanswered”…
Continue ReadingPandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A new poll finds that the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been especially hard for…
Continue ReadingSudanese protest military coup, deal that reinstated PM
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities. They are…
Continue ReadingProbe opened into fights at French election campaign rally
LE PECQ, France (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into violence that erupted at the first official campaign rally of a…
Continue ReadingJapan has 3rd omicron case as Kishida vows strict response
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has confirmed a third case of the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told…
Continue ReadingMaxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trial
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The family of the British woman charged with helping the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploit…
Continue ReadingNorwegian team launches jersey to highlight abuses in Qatar
TROMSO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian soccer club has collaborated with Amnesty International and a former migrant worker in Qatar to launch a jersey…
Continue ReadingTreasury wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: 8 rules for saving, borrowing and spending money
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A personalized financial blueprint from a qualified planner should offer smart ways to manage your money both now and in…
Continue ReadingPakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir; 2 pilots killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says one of its helicopters has crashed in bad weather in the Pakistan-administered section of disputed…
Continue ReadingRussia reports its first cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers…
Continue ReadingSaudi crown prince visits Oman on tour of Gulf Arab states
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has traveled to Oman, the…
Continue ReadingUS plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
By AAMER MADHANI and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the…
Continue ReadingNorwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian archaeologists have found a cluster of longhouses including one of the largest in Scandinavia in the…
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