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By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washington’s bumbling political class, once going so far as to label himself a “very stable genius.” But when it comes

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.” Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” was then one of the year’s biggest movies. The following year would

By HALELUYA HADERO and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. The Times says the

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. China, Europe, and the U.S. each set records for

By COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot. It said in an order that

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, according to a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press. 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides passed out during Swift’s second song in the Nov. 17

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says the former president of a top division soccer team who was jailed for punching a referee has been released on bail. Faruk Koca resigned as president of MKE Ankaragucu after punching referee Halil Umut Meler. Koca attacked Meler after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has praised Japan’s contribution to their military alliance, particularly a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United States to make up for its decreasing inventory. In a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on

By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s a festive old English drink that you can have fun experimenting with. Sloe gin can be used in New Year’s Eve cocktails hot and cold, from a Hot Sloe Gin Punch or a spiked hot chocolate to the classic Sloe Gin Fizz, on ice. You can

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man who had been trapped for days in his crashed pickup truck has been rescued in northwest Indiana. State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield says two men were scouting fishing locations when they found the man in his badly damaged vehicle Tuesday. The pickup had wrecked along Interstate 94

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest in the capital as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. Martin Fayulu told The Associated Press that the bullet landed near him while he was barricaded

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s political battle over state media continues. The new pro-European Union government has put state media in a state of liquidation in response to the president’s rejection of funding for them. New Prime Minister Donald Tusk seeks to free the media from political control. But President

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Health authorities say a Greek riot police officer who was shot with a flare during fan violence in Athens three weeks ago has died in the hospital of his injuries. During the Dec. 7 clash, 31-year-old Giorgos Lyggeridis was shot in the thigh, suffering severe arterial damage. The event prompted a

By CHRISTIAN WARDLAW Edmunds Ready to go the distance, or at least as far as a plug-in hybrid can take you on electricity before using a drop of gas? Edmunds has performed the research so you don’t need to. In this article, you’ll discover the plug-in hybrids with the most electric range in five different

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. One of the world’s most-visited sites, the Eiffel Tower is typically open 365 days

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant is quickly re-establishing himself as one of the NBA’s best players upon his return from a 25-game suspension and the Memphis Grizzlies are reaping the benefits. Morant has averaged 28.8 points through his first four games since returning from a ban that stemmed

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense minister says the military has hit more than 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in aerial strikes launched in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq. Yasar Guler said Wednesday at least 59 militants were killed in the strikes as well

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race that President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Former regional legislator Yekaterina Duntsova has called for peace in Ukraine. Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54. Granger’s family said on social media Tuesday that the chef died in a hospital in London on Christmas Day. “A dedicated

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges, as the military launched heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory, killing dozens, Palestinian health officials