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Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out...
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. Ahmed...
Uruguay’s conservative candidate concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on Sunday after a close runoff election even as the vote count continued. Álvaro Delgado, the center-right government’s...
Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters throughout the U.S. issued warnings that another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California,...
Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s...
The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump's promises on growth and inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has big plans for the economy — and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on them. Trump has bold ideas on tax cuts, tariffs and other programs, but high interest rates and the price of repaying the federal government’s existing...
Moscow offers debt forgiveness to new recruits and AP sees wreckage of a new Russian missile
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine. The measure, whose final version appeared on a government website Saturday, underscores Russia’s needs for military personnel in...
After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers
ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President...
Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early Sunday, local authorities said. It swept away a young girl, spurred evacuations and left parts of the city without electricity. ...
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held...
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Uruguay’s conservative candidate concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on Sunday after a close runoff election even as the vote count continued. Álvaro Delgado, the center-right government’s...
Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” The UAE's Interior Ministry later said...
Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters throughout the U.S. issued warnings that another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California,...
Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral data showed, and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks, an outcome that rocked the country's political landscape. ...
South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial oppression, has died in Paris, his family announced Sunday. He was 85. Breytenbach was a celebrated wordsmith, a leading...
Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s...
Oklahoma Democrats mourn Fred Harris, former US senator and presidential candidate
Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris, a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris...
Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey’s transportation ministry said. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 type aircraft run...
Polls close in Uruguay’s presidential runoff, with ruling coalition and opposition headed for photo finish
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Polls close in Uruguay’s presidential runoff, with ruling coalition and opposition headed for photo finish.
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held...
