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Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over its coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians. Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over its coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Argentine tourist has been shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro after he mistakenly drove his car into a low-income community, police said. He was using a GPS device to make his way to the Christ the Redeemer statue, local media reported. Gastón Fernando, 51, was

Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic says it hasn’t settled on any future plans to retrieve more artifacts from the shipwreck. Thursday’s announcement could cool down a legal battle with the U.S. government. RMS Titanic Inc. wrote in a court filing that it won’t visit

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men have sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them. The lawsuits were filed anonymously Thursday in New York state court. They add to a wave of sexual assault litigation against the rapper, producer and record executive as he also faces federal sex trafficking

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin tribe and a coalition of groups are moving to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior filed a lawsuit in Ashland County on Thursday challenging the validity of the environmental impact statement on rerouting Enbridge’s

Associated Press If you have an avid cook or food lover in your life, your holiday gifting opportunities are vast and deep. There are authentic ingredients and creative concoctions in brick-and-mortar shops and online. The global pantry beckons. And in many cases the packaging is gorgeous. Many small and affordable luxury foods can be tucked

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has met with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar.” Adams met Thursday with Tom Homan after the mayor has expressed an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue criminals in the city while Trump promises mass deportations of people living in

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for former U.S. Rep. TJ Cox of California said the Democrat will plead guilty to two counts of fraud and pay $3.5 million in restitution after federal prosecutors alleged he perpetrated multiple schemes involving businesses he was involved in. Attorney Mark Coleman told the Fresno Bee on Wednesday that

Associated Press AQABA, Jordan (AP) — Top U.S. officials are in the Middle East pressing for stability in Syria and an end to Israel’s 14-month war in the Gaza Strip in a last-ditch diplomatic push by the outgoing Biden administration. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in a few weeks. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say. Trump’s incoming press secretary,

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who want to see the Supreme Court in action can skip the line and enter a new online lottery system the court announced Thursday. Starting with cases that will be argued in late February, seats will be distributed via lottery for arguments as well as sessions where the justices don’t hear

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest city reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on a consent decree that will guide efforts to reform Louisville’s police department, prompted by Breonna Taylor’s death in 2020. Here are some highlights of the development Thursday: WHY WERE THE FEDS INVESTIGATING LOUISVILLE POLICE? Breonna Taylor’s shooting by Louisville

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence, police said Thursday. Police in Burbank, California, near Los Angeles were sent to a residence after a report of a man and woman arguing at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Burbank Police Sgt. Stephen Turner said in