- Relevance
- Date
- Any time
- Past 24 hours
- Past week
- Past month
- Past year
Sort By
Date
All results /
Former US Rep. Jim Ramstad, champion of recovery, dies at 74
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Minnesota congressman Jim Ramstad, a moderate Republican whose battle with alcoholism led him to become a champion of mental health and recovery issues, has died. He was 73.
US sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian politician
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Friday slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s former foreign minister and a leading Christian political ally of the militant Hezbollah group, singling him out for what it said was his role in corruption.
AP source: Red Sox to rehire Cora, manager from 2018 title
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will rehire Alex Cora as manager, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press, restoring him to the dugout less than a year after letting him go because of his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal.
Ethiopian PM announces airstrikes in country's Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's prime minister on Friday said his government has carried out airstrikes against the forces of the country's well-armed Tigray region, asserting that strikes in multiple locations “completely destroyed rockets and other heavy weapons" and made a retaliatory attack impossible.
Biden edges into lead as Pennsylvania count nears finish
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania vote counters edged closer to wrapping up their tallies Friday, with mail-in votes giving Democrat Joe Biden a narrow lead in the fight for the state's cache of 20 electoral votes.
Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Italy, France consider giving Tunisia migrant boat alerts
ROME (AP) — Italy and France are considering deploying sea or air craft to alert Tunisia to the departure of clandestine boats ferrying migrants north to Italian shores, like the young Tunisian man who is the chief suspect in a fatal knife attack at a French church last week, the Italian interior minister said Friday.
Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a remarkable moment in the Vatican's long reckoning with clergy sexual abuse and cover-up.
Vatican to release long-awaited report into ex-Cardinal McCarrick's rise despite allegations of sexual misconduct
ROME (AP) — Vatican to release long-awaited report into ex-Cardinal McCarrick's rise despite allegations of sexual misconduct.
DeFoor elected auditor general, GOP keeps Assembly control
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counting of Pennsylvania ballots continued Friday, with results still unclear for the presidential contest as well as a host of down ballot races, including for some congressional seats and two statewide offices.
Museums face calls to better represent people of color
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As young as 5 years old, La Tanya Autry loved visiting local museums like the Detroit Institute of Art with her mom. She relished the shows, dances and plays she saw there. But as she walked through their halls, she felt a disconnect.
Stocks take a breather, while yields rally on jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's best week since April is taking its first breather, and stocks are mixed on Friday following their big rally on enthusiasm about the upside of potential gridlock in Washington.
'I cry every day': Virus hits French nursing homes anew
PARIS (AP) — Virus pressure is mounting at French nursing homes, where more than 400 people with COVID-19 have died in the past week and some residents are again being confined to their rooms and cut off from their families.
Trump predicts 'lot of litigation' in fight to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing the potential for narrow losses in multiple battlegrounds, President Donald Trump might have to persuade the Supreme Court to set aside votes in two or more states to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president.
Police: Men with guns arrested near vote counting in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police said they arrested two men Thursday for not having permits to carry the guns they were armed with near the state convention center, where vote counting is ongoing.
Couple ties the knot after weeks in the hospital with COVID
ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Eight weeks after being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, Henry Bell and his longtime fiancee decided the time was right for a wedding.
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
Spokane board fires chief health officer during pandemic
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Despite a fast-rising number of coronavirus cases, the Spokane County Health Board has fired health officer Dr. Bob Lutz.
2 Wisconsin officers shot, wounded in exchange of gunfire
DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Two officers were shot and wounded in Wisconsin early Friday by a man wanted for attempted murder in North Dakota, police said.
Puerto Ricans in unfamiliar territory as vote count delayed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For the first time in decades, voters across Puerto Rico are still waiting for officials to confirm the winners of some of the most high-profile races days after the U.S. territory held its general election.