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Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

ROME — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying f…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Wall Street wobbles after its sharp slide to start 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses Tuesday, a day after suffering their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and potentially market-moving Senate elections.

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Israeli security guard kills alleged Palestinian attacker

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an Israeli security officer shot and killed a Palestinian man who allegedly tried to carry out a stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Norway: 'No longer hope' of finding landslide survivors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they “no longer hope to find survivors” of a landslide that swept away homes in a residential area almost a week ago, killing seven people.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Voting underway for key Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the

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Pakistani court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered authorities Tuesday to rebuild a century-old Hindu temple that was vandalized and set on fire by a mob last week, drawing condemnation from the government and leade…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
US stocks up in early trading, recovering some losses

TOKYO (AP) — Stocks are rebounding on Wall Street early Tuesday from their biggest drop since October a day earlier. Energy and materials sectors are leading the gains, with the S&P 500 up 0.4% at 9:40 a.m. Eastern…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congress

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Teen charged in Wisconsin protest shootings to enter plea

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois teenager was expected to enter a plea Tuesday in the slayings of two people during street protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
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US-SENATE-GEORGIA-VOTECAST — Interactive chart. AP VoteCast is a wide ranging survey of the American electorate, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press. The survey of more than 2,70…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
AP PHOTOS: The faces of Peruvians going through a hard year

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Mesa Redonda is the main wholesale market in Peru’s capital and in 2020 it has been one of the main hotspots of the new coronavirus.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Dutch govt criticized for its delayed start to vaccinations

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government came under heavy criticism from lawmakers Tuesday for its COVID-19 vaccination plan that only starts to administer its first shots on Wednesday, making it the last…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
AP Lifestyles Digest

Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Jan. 4.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020

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