Lawyer: Jussie Smollett ‘a real victim’ of attack in Chicago
By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney says he is a “real victim” of a racist…
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WHO warns that new virus variant poses ‘very high’ risk
By JAMEY KEATEN, RAF CASERT and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the global risk from the omicron…
Continue ReadingBaltic lawmakers meet Taiwan’s Tsai, stepping up cooperation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers from all three Baltic states have met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in a sign of further cooperation…
Continue ReadingNissan investing in electric vehicles, battery development
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan is investing 2 trillion yen, or nearly $18 billion, over the next five years and developing…
Continue ReadingMatthew McConaughey won’t run for Texas governor in 2022
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey isn’t running for Texas governor after months of publicly flirting with the idea of becoming the…
Continue ReadingFormer Pentagon chief sues to publish material in memoir
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper claims in a lawsuit against the Defense Department that material is being improperly withheld…
Continue ReadingPolice: Officer in Maryland fatally shoots man with knife
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County say that an officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man and later found a…
Continue ReadingDrug gang behind attack that killed feminist in north Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northern Mexico say a drug gang was behind a shooting attack outside a city hall that killed a feminist activist…
Continue ReadingMan can revive suit against New Orleans over police beating
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Hispanic Iraq War veteran can revive his lawsuit over a beating by two New Orleans police…
Continue ReadingCarrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida congresswoman Carrie Meek has died at the age of 95. Meek was a…
Continue ReadingBody of missing 2-year-old girl found in Indiana river
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A diver has found the body of a 2-year-old girl reported missing after her father was pulled from his partially submerged…
Continue ReadingMexicans hope for recovery of monarch butterflies
By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Communal farmers and butterfly guides are hoping for a rebound in the number of monarch…
Continue ReadingNew country, new name for US citizen ‘Enes Kanter Freedom’
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” to celebrate becoming a United States citizen.…
Continue ReadingFauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci is blasting Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements…
Continue ReadingWHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern…
Continue ReadingNorthwest residents urged to stay alert as storms roll in
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press Weather officials are urging Northwest residents to remain alert because more rain is on the way to an…
Continue ReadingFashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has…
Continue ReadingPhil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of…
Continue Reading‘Encanto,’ ‘House of Gucci’ fuel Thanksgiving box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s…
Continue ReadingAsian leaders at economic summit vow to help Afghanistan
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties…
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