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Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy in their meeting

Dec. 07, 2024 12:01 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp and they held an impromptu meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy on a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems. Trump,...

Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus

Dec. 07, 2024 11:13 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and the government forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The move, reported by pro-government media and an...

South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law

Dec. 07, 2024 10:00 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his...

UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

Dec. 07, 2024 11:24 AM EST

For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and...

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Dec. 07, 2024 09:51 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park. ...

The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters

Dec. 07, 2024 09:56 AM EST

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task of reinvigorating a party demoralized by a second loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Others may still get into the race as the party reckons with the...

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

Dec. 07, 2024 00:12 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word. Lawmakers in several states have already initiated or indicated plans to alter or nullify...

100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago

Dec. 07, 2024 00:12 AM EST

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship's...

An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others

Dec. 07, 2024 11:45 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster was unclear. Mayor Jan van...

Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know

Dec. 07, 2024 09:04 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt like a really big hug,” said James, a banker in Charleston, South Carolina. As...

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Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy in their meeting

Dec. 07, 2024 12:01 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp and they held an impromptu meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy on a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems. Trump,...

Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk

Dec. 07, 2024 11:56 AM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge on Saturday handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over the 2022 death a Black man who was killed by asphyxiation inside an SUV’s smoke-filled trunk. Video of officers forcibly keeping Genivaldo de...

Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin

Dec. 07, 2024 11:51 AM EST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was seen with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems. The Vatican didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment about the cause of the bruise. ...

An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others

Dec. 07, 2024 11:45 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster was unclear. Mayor Jan van...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Taylor Swift "The Eras Tour"

Dec. 07, 2024 11:43 AM EST
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Trump and Macron are meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris before the Notre Dame reopening ceremony

Dec. 07, 2024 11:43 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Trump and Macron are meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris before the Notre Dame reopening ceremony.

Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?

Dec. 07, 2024 11:34 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back then,...

Trump is welcomed to Paris with full presidential pomp and says he and France’s Macron will discuss a world gone 'crazy’

Dec. 07, 2024 11:32 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Trump is welcomed to Paris with full presidential pomp and says he and France’s Macron will discuss a world gone 'crazy’.

Trump says US shouldn't intervene in Syria as opposition forces gain ground

Dec. 07, 2024 11:29 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria amid an insurgent offensive that has reached the suburbs of the capital, declaring in a social media post, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” Trump's first...

The Latest: The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great fanfare

Dec. 07, 2024 11:28 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire in 2019 nearly destroyed Paris' beloved 12th-century cathedral. World leaders — including President-elect Donald Trump, America’s first lady Jill Biden, Britain’s Prince William and Ukrainian...