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BEIJING (AP) — China is marking the 84th anniversary of the 1937 Nanking Massacre, in which it says 300,000 civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese in and around the former Chinese capital. China frequently criticizes Japan for not showing sufficient contrition for the brutality of its expansionist campaign that swept across Asia during

BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — A sheriff says one person has died and at least 13 others were injured in a drive-by shooting during a candlelight vigil near Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the shooting happened Sunday evening when about 50 people were gathered for a celebration of life in Baytown, about 25 miles

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of people in five states have been killed by tornadoes that leveled entire communities on Friday night, but the toll at a Kentucky candle factory is not as devastating as initially feared. Officials initially said only 40 of 110 workers at Mayfield

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association is honoring President Lyndon Johnson with its 2021 annual Christmas tree ornament. Johnson’s daughter, Luci Baines Johnson, tells The Associated Press the ornament is an “extraordinary gift” to her family. It depicts a painting of the Christmas tree the Johnsons had in

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of opening fire at his Michigan high school, killing four students, is due in court for a procedural hearing. Ethan Crumbley is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and other counts for the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School. The purpose of Monday’s hearing

By ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press EILAT, Israel (AP) — Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic. Sunday’s ceremony was held in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The pageant included evening gowns,

By ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press EILAT, Israel (AP) — Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic. Sunday’s ceremony was held in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The pageant included evening gowns,

By ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press EILAT, Israel (AP) — Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic. Sunday’s ceremony was held in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The pageant included evening gowns,

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead at a Kentucky candle factory that was hit by a tornado and another eight remain missing, but dozens more have been accounted for, a company spokesman said Sunday, raising hope that the toll from a Midwest twister outbreak

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and South Korea have signed a $720 million defense deal as South Korean President Moon Jae-in became the first foreign leader to visit Australia since the pandemic began. The deal will see South Korean defense company Hanwha provide Australia with artillery weapons, supply vehicles and radars. It’s the largest defense

BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat in China says the countries had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, but Washington is still pushing Beijing to adopt more ambitious carbon reduction goals. David Meale, the American Embassy’s No. 2 official, said what China does on burning coal will be crucial

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Since taking power after his father’s death in 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spent 10 years erasing doubts that he was too young and weak to extend his family’s brutal dynastic grip over the impoverished, nuclear-armed state. But as he marks a

By TRAVIS LOLLER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Among the dozens of people killed by twisters that ripped through the Midwest and South were an Amazon worker who was an avid outdoorsman, a “typical” grandma and a judge. They were killed during Friday night’s tornadoes that left a trail of destruction

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the slain man as a 31-year-old who was hit by a gunshot in the head. Israeli media reported that paramilitary Border Police, aided by army soldiers,

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead at a Kentucky candle factory that was hit by a tornado and another eight remain missing, but dozens more have been accounted for, a company spokesman said Sunday, raising hope that the toll from a Midwest twister outbreak

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press The Western U.S. is bracing for the brunt of a major winter storm expected to hit Monday, bringing travel headaches, the threat of localized flooding and some relief in an abnormally warm fall. Lighter rain and snow fell in Northern California on Sunday, giving residents a taste of what’s to

By DYLAN LOVAN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Mayfield Consumer Products factory was the third-biggest employer in this corner of western Kentucky, an important economic engine that churned out candles that lined the shelves of malls around the U.S. But why its Friday night-shift workers kept making candles as a

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The agonizing wait for answers continues at a Kentucky candle factory where searchers are picking through the ruins after a tornado struck. Kentucky’s governor warned initially that the state’s death toll from an outbreak of twisters  could top 100. But later in the