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It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

Dec. 21, 2024 17:32 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season 's batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. The process typically starts in late January, just after the previous year's celebrations are over. Nearly a thousand egg yolks, gallons upon gallons of heavy...

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder

Dec. 18, 2024 10:36 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer remained silent in court Wednesday as not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. Axel Rudakubana, 18, who has...

Teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 others in dance class stabbing in England pleads not guilty.

Dec. 18, 2024 09:29 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 others in dance class stabbing in England pleads not guilty.

Former Church of England leader resigns as priest after claims he mishandled an abuse case

Dec. 17, 2024 18:11 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A former leader of the Church of England has resigned as a priest following allegations that he failed to properly handle the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct. George Carey, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, quit after a BBC...

Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

Dec. 17, 2024 09:56 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, were convicted of murder last week in her death in what prosecutors called...

A second top Church of England cleric is facing calls to resign over his handling of abuse claims

Dec. 16, 2024 06:42 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — The senior clergyman who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England faced calls to resign on Monday over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct. The BBC reported that Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell let a priest remain in...

The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been found guilty in her murder

Dec. 11, 2024 08:28 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been found guilty in her murder.

Trump addresses Club World Cup draw through prerecorded video

Dec. 05, 2024 14:35 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — The audience at the FIFA Club World Cup draw in Miami watched a prerecorded video message from President-elect Donald Trump in which he said soccer is going “through the roof.” Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their son, Theo, were among those at the...

UK leader Starmer vows to take on 'alliance of naysayers' as he outlines plan for change

Dec. 05, 2024 11:01 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Thursday to take on the “alliance of naysayers” and the bureaucratic “nonsense” that have hampered construction projects in the U.K., as he outlined a series of new pledges that he hopes will change the narrative on his...

USWNT beats Netherlands 2-1 in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher's final match

Dec. 03, 2024 18:19 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Alyssa Naeher ended her national team career with one last win. The stalwart goalkeeper made two critical saves in her final match for the United States, and the Americans beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Tuesday. “I definitely wasn’t...