Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
AP Business Writer A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their…
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Para Trump, es “el centro del universo”: Mar-a-Lago es un imán para quienes buscan influencia
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El presidente electo, Donald Trump, llama a su residencia de Mar-a-Lago “el Centro del…
Continue ReadingHow to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in…
Continue ReadingInitial results of imprecise census in Myanmar show a slight population drop
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has announced that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea…
Continue ReadingRunning a marathon a day in 2024, she has a world record within her grasp
Associated Press GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne feels she has done all it takes to become the first woman to run a…
Continue ReadingWind, rain and the threat of floods play the spoiler for New Year’s festivities in the UK
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Revelers in the U.K. may have to wring themselves out as they ring in the New Year. A storm system bringing high…
Continue Reading‘Wallace & Gromit’ are back for a full-length adventure with a familiar foe
AP Film Writer The cheese-loving English inventor Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit are coming back to the small screen. “Wallace & Gromit:…
Continue ReadingSpike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple…
Continue ReadingNearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate…
Continue ReadingThe rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As with many voters on Maui, Joshua Kamalo thought the race for president wasn’t the only big contest on the…
Continue ReadingTrump calls it the ‘center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The cars begin lining up early in the morning to be screened by Secret Service agents under white tents…
Continue ReadingAaron Brown, former CNN anchor and influential newsman, dies at 76
CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sarah McBride made history in Delaware as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States. Now…
Continue ReadingTransgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — It was her last day in session as a Delaware state senator, and Sarah McBride sat in her tiny office at the…
Continue ReadingSwiss flight attendant dies a week after plane’s emergency landing due to smoke on board
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — A flight attendant aboard a Swiss passenger plane that made an emergency landing in Austria due to smoke in the cabin…
Continue Reading3 must-knows about employee stock options
If stock options are part of your compensation package, it’s worth your while to get familiar with how they work generally, as well as how your…
Continue ReadingScholz calls on Germans to unite in solidarity in a new year despite many crises
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germany’s 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global…
Continue ReadingJeremiah Smith’s record-setting freshman season has Ohio State thinking big
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremiah Smith isn’t just the next great Ohio State wide receiver. “He’ll probably be the best receiver…
Continue ReadingUS and Boeing investigators examine the site of a deadly South Korean plane crash
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing on Tuesday examined the site of a…
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