AP National News

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has taken the witness stand in his seditious conspiracy trial and told jurors he’s a patriotic American. Rhodes is trying to counter allegations his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the Capitol to stop the transfer

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is up Friday following signs the U.S. jobs market may be slowing a bit, which could take some pressure off the nation’s high inflation, if not as quickly as the Federal Reserve hoped. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% early Friday after the government said the unemployment rate ticked higher

By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German officials are urging environmental activists to engage in “constructive” protests and avoid endangering lives. A heated debate has broken out over activists’ methods after road blockades from a Monday protest in Berlin delayed a specialist rescue crew in reaching a cyclist fatally injured

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. Friday’s report from the government showed that hiring was brisk across industries last month, though the overall

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders Friday in calling for the world’s great religions work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion must never be used to justify violence and that faith leaders must counter the

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s hiring remained near the robust pace it has

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on preserving access to abortion. To a remarkable extent, that’s also the case in America’s southern neighbor, Mexico. Ten of Mexico’s 32 states

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Black lawmaker says he was “deeply hurt” after a far-right member of the French parliament made a racist remark during a legislative session. The incident has triggered condemnations from across the political spectrum. The far-right lawmaker was heard shouting the words “return to Africa” at the

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press TRES RIOS, Brazil (AP) — Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed toads. Filgueiras figured out a way to take the small toad

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Global average temperatures have risen and weather extremes have already seen an uptick, so the short answer to whether it’s too late to stop climate change is: yes. But there’s still time to prevent cascading effects, as every degree of additional warming has exponentially disastrous impacts,

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The UK government says Northern Ireland elections aimed at restoring the region’s power-sharing government have been delayed until January. The London government’s decision Friday comes amid concerns about holding them during the holiday season. Efforts to end a stalemate over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland collapsed

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister says that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said the company would notify Moscow of its decision by a Nov. 11 deadline. Nishimura

BERLIN (AP) — A government-appointed expert panel is warning that Germany risks missing its climate targets for 2030 despite plans to sharply ramp up renewable energy. Europe’s biggest economy aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% from 1990 levels by 2030. The five-member panel reported Friday that Germany needs to reduce

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn’t always come from students. In some cases, it’s from parents. Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Employees braced for widespread layoffs at Twitter Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. In a letter to employees obtained by multiple media outlets, the company said employees would find out by 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time if they had been laid off. The email

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry has said its severe anti-virus controls should be made less disruptive and a city with the world’s biggest iPhone factory has promised to ease restrictions. Companies and investors are watching for signs the ruling Communist Party might relax “Zero COVID” controls that block

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, but vaccine-weary Americans haven’t rushed to get them. The Food and Drug Administration says the new data released Friday should spur them

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A bubble barrier that prevents plastic waste from reaching the ocean is one of 15 initiatives named as finalists for the year’s Earthshot Prize, a global competition aimed at finding new ways to protect the planet and tackle climate change. Prince William, the heir to the British