Choppers rescue travelers on Canada highway after mudslides
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nearly 300 people trapped overnight in their vehicles following mudslides on a highway in British Columbia are…
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Anti-corruption party wins Bulgarian election, seeks reforms
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — With nearly 76% of the ballots counted, a new centrist party appears to be the winner of…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas. The former El Paso congressman…
Continue Reading2006 Nobel laureate Pamuk probed for insulting leader
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Swedish Academy which choses the Nobel literature prize winners says it is following the case against Turkish Nobel…
Continue ReadingVermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms
By ALAN FRAM, WILSON RING and LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he won’t seek…
Continue ReadingReports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the…
Continue ReadingEU imposes sanctions on 4 new Syria government ministers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on four ministers recently appointed to the Syrian government, blaming them for playing a…
Continue ReadingBaby elephant loses half its trunk to Indonesia poacher trap
By RISKA MUNAWARAH Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities say a baby elephant in the island of Sumatra has had half of her trunk…
Continue ReadingUAE bans some Mideast travelers from flights to Belarus
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has banned travelers from several Middle Eastern countries from…
Continue ReadingGov hopeful Cunningham would suspend South Carolina gas tax
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Democrat seeking to become South Carolina’s next governor has a plan to suspend the…
Continue ReadingGerman zoo presents 3 lion cubs, 5 weeks after birth
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — A zoo in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen has proudly presented three female lion cubs born in early October.…
Continue ReadingRussia puts prominent Pussy Riot member on wanted list
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added a prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot to the government’s wanted list, in the latest…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: How to talk money with your parents this holiday
By LIZ WESTON OF NerdWallet Before you bring up money at a holiday gathering, family and caregiving experts recommend researching options so you can…
Continue ReadingSpanish gov’t says Cuba must return all press credentials
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s foreign minister says the Cuban government’s decision to revoke the press credentials of journalists working for the…
Continue ReadingPoland arrests 3 in connection to antisemitic demonstration
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s interior minister says three people have been arrested in connection with an…
Continue ReadingSudan doctors say 2 more protesters die from gunshot wounds
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese doctors say two more protesters died in the hospital after being shot during demonstrations over the weekend…
Continue ReadingShell wants to move headquarters amid cleaner energy shift
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell proposed moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to the…
Continue ReadingBelgium expedites decision on COVID-19 measures to Wednesday
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s government is bringing forward a meeting to decide on tighter measures to control the spread of COVID-19 amid a rapid…
Continue ReadingItaly: Police move against violent anti-vaccine activists
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police in Italy are conducting searches against 17 anti-vaccine activists who were purportedly…
Continue ReadingHeir to Sweden’s throne cancels Dutch trip due to lockdown
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is canceling a trip to the Netherlands because of the three-week partial lockdown…
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