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Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
NEW YORK (AP) — As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene. ...
Slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s one of the most famous and widely admired corporate leaders in the world. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about. In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers...
Syrian insurgents enter 2 central towns, bringing them close to the city of Homs
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents entered two central towns early Friday just north of the central city of Homs, bringing them closer Syria’s third largest city, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media both reported. The break into Rastan and Talbiseh came a day after...
Ailing kids wait months for Israeli permission to leave Gaza for treatment. Some die in the meantime
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 12-year-old Palestinian boy was lying in a hospital bed in central Gaza, wracked with leukemia, malnourished and whimpering in pain despite the morphine doctors were giving him, when Rosalia Bollen, a UNICEF official, said she saw him in late October. ...
Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach. Ceasefire negotiations were halted last month...
South Korea's governing party head supports suspending Yoon's powers, making impeachment more likely
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties...
Biden is considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s...
Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military...
Trump talks up his transition and election victory as he receives Fox Nation award
GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) — Not yet even in office, Donald Trump said Thursday he's already accomplished more than President Joe Biden did in his entire term, an outsized claim by the president-elect just a month out from the election. Trump, who has been largely ensconced at his...
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Gela Gogishvili and Haoyang Xu led a happy life as a gay couple in Russia, even as President Vladimir Putin’s government took an increasingly anti-LGBTQ+ stance. Their social media posts and videos drew thousands of followers, and they were greeted by them...
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NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025
The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn...
In the 6-hour mayhem of South Korea's martial law, a woman's act of resistance was a defining moment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In the groundswell of fury and defiance that erupted among South Koreans after their president declared martial law, curtailing the country's hard-won freedoms, it was perhaps the iconic moment. As parliamentarians scrambled to get inside the National...
Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military...
Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Friday used tear gas against hundreds of farmers taking part in a march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests. Clashes broke out near Shambhu, a border crossing between northern Punjab and Haryana states, where...
Taiwan's leader calls on China to refrain from threats ahead of expected military drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on China to “open its arms rather than raise its fists” as he wrapped up his first overseas tour since taking office in May. His remarks at a news conference Friday in Palau, a Pacific Island nation, came in response...
A jailed Hong Kong activist loses appeal over denial of early release under new security law
HONG KONG (AP) — A jailed Hong Kong activist lost his landmark legal challenge on Friday against the prison authorities' denial of early release under the new national security law. Ma Chun-man was serving a five-year term for inciting secession under a separate, Beijing-imposed...
German island festival passes peacefully after criticism over practice of men hitting women
BERLIN (AP) — An annual festival on a German North Sea island that had drawn criticism over a practice of men hitting women with cow's horns passed without reports of assaults this year, police said Friday. The Klaasohm festival on Borkum, the westernmost of a string of German...
Oil flow to Czech Republic through Russia's Druhzba pipeline resumes after unexplained shutdown
PRAGUE (AP) — Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has resumed after it was interrupted two days ago, the state Mero company that operates the pipeline network in the country said on Friday. It was still not clear why the delivery was halted...
Communications failure disrupts rail travel across Britain
LONDON (AP) — Rail travelers across Britain faced disruption Friday after a fault in a radio system used by drivers and signalers nationwide prompted cancellations across the network. The issue, which occurred during the busy morning commute, has led to “short-notice” delays...
Middle East latest: Negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire have resumed, Hamas says
A Hamas official says international mediators have resumed negotiations with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he is hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war is within reach. Ceasefire negotiations were halted last month when Qatar suspended talks with...
