‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that …
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Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk
By Susanne Rust | Los Angeles Times State health officials confirmed Sunday that H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm …
Israeli officials fear rabbi living in UAE may have been kidnapped
By JON GAMBRELL and ELEANOR H. REICH DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the …
Russia bans adoption of children to countries allowing gender transition
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The …
Baby dead, 9 hospitalized in Listeria outbreak affecting 4 states
An infant is dead and nine people have been hospitalized amid a listeria outbreak in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that has affected four states, including New York and New …
Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency
By Matthew Lee | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving Saturday on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from …
NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday. In a brief statement, NATO said …
Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies earlier in the week during …
Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation
By Eric Tucker | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the …
Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike even …