Judge convicts 2 Rotterdam rioters, sentences them to prison
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has convicted a man and a woman of involvement in rioting in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam last week and…
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Interpol adopts resolution to fight online child abuse
ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol says its member countries have adopted a resolution calling on nations to urge local online end-to-end encryption…
Continue ReadingNo phones, laptops allowed at Josh Duggar child porn trial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge says no phones, laptops or recording devices will be allowed at next week’s child pornography trial of…
Continue ReadingPerformers gear up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy’s…
Continue ReadingDenmark seeks support to reintroduce face mask use
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will seek support in parliament to reintroduce mandates for wearing face masks in public…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Supreme Court rules against pot legalization
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Is Russia going to invade Ukraine?
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian and Western officials are worried about a Russian military buildup near Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingUS mortgage rates mixed: 30-year unchanged at 3.1%
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan…
Continue ReadingSubway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck dies at 90
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck has died. He was 90. Subway says Buck died on Nov. 18 at a hospital in Danbury,…
Continue ReadingKosovo man faces terror charges after return from Syria
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prosecutors have brought terror charges against a local man who had allegedly joined the Islamic State group in…
Continue ReadingIsraeli court rejects Gaza man’s appeal in deadly strike
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Palestinian man who was seeking an…
Continue ReadingEU prosecutors appoint delayed Slovenia nominees for 5 years
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union body says it has finally appointed two prosecutors from Slovenia. That has ended a…
Continue ReadingEU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says the massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the…
Continue ReadingBooster to be required in Cyprus for some indoor access
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Authorities in Cyprus say they will deny access to indoor areas such as shopping malls, restaurants and supermarkets to…
Continue ReadingUS new homes sales rise 0.4% in October as prices climb
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of new homes edged up 0.4% last month, coming in below expectations as housing…
Continue ReadingAmericans are spending but inflation casts pall over economy
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are doing the main thing that drives the U.S. economy — spending — but…
Continue ReadingBass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green ready for operatic stardom
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This Met Opera season alone has been an impressive run of roles for Ryan Speedo Green, whose…
Continue ReadingUS invitation of Taiwan to democracy summit angers China
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its upcoming Summit for Democracy, prompting…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka heeds protests, lifts ban on agrochemical imports
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has lifted a ban on imports of agrochemicals that it said…
Continue ReadingEthiopia expels Irish diplomats over Ireland’s stance on war
LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s government says Ethiopia has ordered four of six Irish diplomats working in Addis Ababa to leave the country because of…
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