French labor minister goes on trial for alleged favoritism when he was a mayor
PARIS (AP) — French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt is going on trial over charges of favoritism related to a 2009 public sector contract passed…
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6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher
PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial in Paris for their alleged role in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone’s leader says most behind the weekend attacks are arrested, but few details are given
By CHINEDU ASADU and KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president says most of the leaders of weekend…
Continue ReadingEminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing has begun to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to build…
Continue ReadingA watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan’s Darfur civilians
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog is urging the United Nations Security Council to consider all options to…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea restores border guard posts as tensions rise over its satellite launch, Seoul says
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled…
Continue Reading1 of 3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont released from hospital on same day suspect pleads not guilty
By Polo Sandoval, Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller, Dakin Andone and Steve Almasy, CNN Burlington, Vermont (CNN) — One of the three 20-year-old…
Continue ReadingWhy do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about is often deeply personal. Donors name…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s military says its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the local Taliban and killed eight militants.…
Continue ReadingSupporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. That’s because…
Continue ReadingFinal trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The last trial in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by…
Continue ReadingUS Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the…
Continue ReadingUkraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea
By HANNA ARHIROVA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Increasing numbers of ships are streaming toward Ukraine’s Black Sea…
Continue ReadingTrump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from…
Continue ReadingRosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian
By BILL BARROW Associated Press AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday with the former U.S. first lady and…
Continue Reading‘Get Ready With Me’: Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere — and not slowing down
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Get Ready with Me” — to go on a date, go to work or … get fired? “Get Ready…
Continue ReadingHow did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United…
Continue ReadingHow did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United…
Continue ReadingWhat’s streaming this weekend: Indiana Jones, Paris Hilton, Super Mario and ‘Ladies of the 80s’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as…
Continue ReadingWhat’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk…
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