Small business owners brace for Trump’s proposed tariffs
AP Business Writer Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he…
Continue ReadingNews
10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches
Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey resort community that has lived in fear of being wiped out by the next big storm is…
Continue ReadingCanadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian minister who attended a dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Continue ReadingThe drinking water for New Jersey’s capital went largely untested for more than a year, utility says
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A utility says the drinking water in New Jersey’s capital city and some surrounding communities went…
Continue ReadingJill Biden’s final foreign trip as first lady will close with her and Trump at Notre Dame cathedral
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has departed on her final solo foreign trip as first lady. It’s a six-day, four-country haul…
Continue ReadingKendrick Lamar and SZA announce 2025 North American stadium tour
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” it’s like them — Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together in 2025. On Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAn Italian man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend amid anger over violence against women
MILAN (AP) — A 22-year-old Italian man who confessed in court to killing his ex-girlfriend was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and sentenced to…
Continue ReadingGreat Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms
Associated Press Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused…
Continue ReadingLast 2 defendants in Atlanta’s Young Thug trial are acquitted of murder and gang charges
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — The long-running gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta that led rapper Young Thug to plead…
Continue ReadingHannah Kobayashi declared a voluntary missing person after video shows her crossing into Mexico, police say
CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who’s been missing for more than three weeks after arriving in Los…
Continue ReadingEx-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in femicide case that gripped Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his…
Continue ReadingUS job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed, in mixed picture for labor market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a…
Continue ReadingIsrael threatens to ‘go deeper’ into Lebanon as strikes strain ceasefire
By Mick Krever and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — As tit-for-tat strikes strain a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah less than a week since it…
Continue ReadingThe year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
Associated Press It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter’s time in the White House…
Continue ReadingEU votes to lower protection status for wolves after farmers push to allow culls
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European nations have approved plans to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over…
Continue Reading2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did you have a “Brat summer” this year? Were you “demure,” and were you “mindful”? Did you enter a…
Continue ReadingFrance’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government appears to be in its final hours as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ducked questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring…
Continue ReadingA rare ceremony in Thailand marks the king’s auspicious 72nd birthday
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday presided over a parade that saw the queen lead hundreds of military personnel in…
Continue ReadingTikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said…
Continue Reading