Government regulators close investigation into Ford Focus recalls
Government safety regulators are closing an investigation into two previous recalls of the Ford Focus after determining that Ford Motor Co. has…
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Italy vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has vowed to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania…
Continue ReadingKing Charles to deliver Christmas message at former hospital chapel in break with tradition
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the…
Continue ReadingKosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s election authority has barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election.…
Continue ReadingAI will eavesdrop on world’s wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife
AP Technology Writer PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are…
Continue ReadingNFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant
AP Sports Writer Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.…
Continue ReadingShe’s here for ‘a kitchen pep talk’ during the holiday whirlwind
Associated Press If you’re feeling too overwhelmed to cook during the holidays, maybe a new book by Margaret Eby can help. It’s called “You…
Continue ReadingLuigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges
WABC, CNN By Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker, Kara Scannell and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingTrump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The…
Continue ReadingNigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
Associated Press As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site, outside the…
Continue ReadingMatt Petgrave, involved in play that led to Adam Johnson’s death, asks for donations for legal costs
AP Sports Writer Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his…
Continue ReadingHouse Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a…
Continue ReadingBridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say that that at least two people have been killed and a dozen others are missing after the…
Continue ReadingNordstrom to be acquired by Nordstrom family and a Mexican retail group in $6.25 billion deal
AP Business Writer Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. On…
Continue ReadingFDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer. The Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male…
Continue ReadingBangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled…
Continue ReadingRescuers reach a stranded hiker in Slovenia but another is missing during a Balkans snowstorm
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A snowstorm on Monday has brought traffic chaos across Croatia and Bosnia. The bad weather in Slovenia hampered…
Continue ReadingAn analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic…
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