Lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship’s hold is out after several days of...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said...
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by...
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down from throne on Jan. 14
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to...
German officials detain 3 more suspects in connection with a Cologne Cathedral attack threat
BERLIN (AP) — Three more people were detained Sunday in connection with a reported threat of an attack on the Cologne Cathedral over the...
California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year's Day,...
John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84
LONDON (AP) — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his...
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday...
Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and...
Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address as Ukraine war overshadows celebration
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday.Putin...
Sen. Fetterman says he thought news about his depression treatment would end his political...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression.He...