Police get complaints over U.K. leader’s festive parties
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has raised complaints to police about Christmas parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…
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Hawaii mountains to see snow after rare blizzard warning
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for mountains on Hawaii’s Big Island, saying wind gusts of above 100…
Continue ReadingLenny Kravitz wows at private party during Miami Art week
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitz gave a private performance for a star-studded crowd that…
Continue ReadingAnti-lockdown protesters march through Dutch city of Utrecht
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of people have marched peacefully through the Dutch city of Utrecht to…
Continue ReadingMan accused of trying to intimidate judge in Potter trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man has been charged with trying to intimidate the judge presiding over the manslaughter trial of the former…
Continue ReadingBiden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow
By DASHA LITVINOVA, AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin plan to speak in a video…
Continue ReadingRio de Janeiro cancels NYE party due to omicron fears
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has canceled its New Year’s Eve party due to renewed COVID-19 fears. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes announced the…
Continue ReadingPolice kill Palestinian attacker after Jerusalem stabbing
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police killed a Palestinian after he stabbed and wounded an ultra-Orthodox Jew near…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate who survived execution bid buried with family
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate who survived an execution attempt and died years later of natural causes…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Stuck jet stream, La Nina causing weird weather
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Winter has started out weird in the United States. It’s been flip flop weather in much of the country with…
Continue ReadingProtesting Orthodox priest heckles Pope on Greece visit
By ILIANA MIER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly priest as he arrived for a meeting in Athens with the…
Continue ReadingUS drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the country. That has led to…
Continue Reading21 die when bus heading to wedding swept into river in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say at least 21 people died after a bus carrying choir members to a wedding plunged into a river in Kenya on Saturday.…
Continue ReadingProtesters block roads in Serbia to criticize mining plans
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in Belgrade and other Serbian towns and villages…
Continue Reading5 bodies found in house just outside Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say five bodies with gunshot and stabbing wounds have been found Saturday in a house just outside Berlin. The…
Continue ReadingScenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-abuse trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 civilians reported killed in Mali truck attack
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A local official in central Mali says gunmen attacked a truck carrying civilians in central…
Continue Reading2nd Stacey Abrams governor bid sees new tests, intrigues
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams’ 2022 Democratic campaign for Georgia governor is likely to be different than her…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans: Push to rename Lee boulevard after Toussaint
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans city council member is pushing to change a street currently named after Confederate Gen. Robert…
Continue ReadingPenobscots don’t want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of…
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