Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to…
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Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers went to court in the Netherlands on Monday to call for a halt to…
Continue ReadingSpotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
LONDON (AP) — Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year. It’s…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has accused the U.S. of double standards, slamming it for allowing rival…
Continue ReadingPakistan arrests 17 suspects in connection to the weekend bus shooting that killed 10
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they arrested at least 17 suspects in the weekend bus shooting that left 10 people dead and 25…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa intercepts buses carrying more than 400 unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Border officials in South Africa say they have intercepted dozens of buses carrying more…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. senators by video during a…
Continue ReadingGlobal warming could cost poor countries trillions. They’ve urged the COP28 climate summit to help
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate…
Continue ReadingDivers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S.…
Continue ReadingThe North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it is a duty of women to halt a…
Continue ReadingUkrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia’s war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes northwest Turkey. No damage or injuries reported
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s disaster management agency says a moderately strong earthquake has struck the country’s northwest,…
Continue Reading‘I wont return’: Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow reveals she has moved to Canada and plans to skip bail
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — One of the most prominent faces of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement revealed Sunday that she is living…
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Your photos: ‘Atmospheric river’ causes woes, but C.O.’s sun break brings rainbow’s glow
It was a snowy turned soggy weekend on the High Desert, much to the dismay of skiers and snowboarders, as Mt. Bachelor was forced to close. But a sun…
Continue ReadingMan in Washington state killed wife, 2 daughters and brother before killing himself, authorities say
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man fatally shot his wife, their two adult daughters and his brother before killing himself at a Washington state home,…
Continue ReadingIsrael orders evacuations as it widens offensive, but Palestinians are running out of places to go
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains lash India’s southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…
Continue ReadingPilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments…
Continue ReadingHong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies…
Continue Reading13 climbers killed, 10 missing following Indonesian volcano eruption
By Heather Chen, Jamal Jamaluddin and Manveena Suri, CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Thirteen climbers have died and another 10 are missing in…
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