ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has resumed deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The committee meeting on Tuesday comes days after the Turkish president openly linked the Sweden’s admission to U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, setting a new condition. Turkey had lifted its objection
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency says in a report to member states that Iran has increased the rate at which it is producing near weapons-grade uranium in recent weeks. It reverses a previous slowdown that started in the middle of this year. The U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors had verified the
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A three-minute viral video shows an irate Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer “dude.” “Obviously your parents don’t put a foot in your butt quite enough because you don’t understand the meaning of respect,” he shouted
Continue ReadingSamantha Young, KFF Health News Oakland, California (CNN) — The stifling heat inside some warehouses where workers might spend 10-hour days isn’t just a summer problem. In Southern California, it can feel like summer all year. It’s easy to break into a sweat and grow tired, workers say. The ventilation feels inconsistent, they say, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Wall Street inched modestly higher in holiday-thinned trading Tuesday, while Asian markets mostly advanced and European markets remained closed. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1% before the bell and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% to kick off what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week. In a post on Telegram, Ukrainian Air
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Most global political, spiritual and national leaders mark Christmas with a plea for peace, or by stressing the virtues of family and unity. That’s not Donald Trump’s style. The ex-president unleashed an online torrent of fury and bitterness, largely over his legal plights, spanning Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, previewing the
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament reports that hackers tried to get into its data and wipe them out, temporarily halting its work. The statement Tuesday said the cyberattack on Monday had not “touched the data of the system.” The local media reported that a cellphone provider and an air
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Resurrection biology — attempting to bring strings of molecules and more complex organisms back to life — is gaining traction in labs around the world. The work is a far cry from the genetically engineered dinosaurs that escape in the blockbuster movie “Jurassic Park,” although for some scientists the
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Online, direct-to-consumer health care has grown well beyond its roots mostly treating hair loss and acne or selling birth control pills. Companies like Hims & Hers and Ro have started weight loss programs. Rival Lemonaid Health has added seasonal affective disorder treatments to a care lineup that includes help
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has ruled that only the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant had to pay damages to dozens of evacuees, relieving the government of responsibility. Plaintiffs criticized the ruling as belittling their suffering and the severity of the disaster. The decision on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Saeed Ahmed, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, your Christmas tree has sat twinkling quietly in a corner of your home, carefully decorated with the dazzling bits and baubles you so thoughtfully placed on its branches. But now, the holiday has passed and the presents have disappeared, needles have begun to fall
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island rose to 18 on Tuesday, as police ordered the plant to stop operations until an investigation is completed. The blast, which occurred on Sunday, was the latest
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Firefighters and volunteers worked overnight to reinforce dikes in northern and eastern Germany against rising floodwaters as heavy rain falling on already soaked ground pushed rivers and streams over their banks and forced several towns to evacuate residents. In the eastern Netherlands, several flood plains are underwater and rivers are surging,
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said one of the
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Did you get a gift this holiday season that you were less than enthusiastic about? We’ve got tips on how to handle the disappointment. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Gaza At least 250 people were killed and
Continue ReadingCNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Did you get a gift this holiday season that you were less than enthusiastic about? We’ve got tips on how to handle the disappointment. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Gaza At least 250 people were killed
Continue ReadingCNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Did you get a gift this holiday season that you were less than enthusiastic about? We’ve got tips on how to handle the disappointment. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Gaza At least 250 people were killed
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press MEAUX, France (AP) — Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were killed in their apartment east of Paris, in what local authorities called an exceptionally violent crime. The children’s father was arrested Tuesday and is the primary suspect. Neighbors spotted a
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf,” his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. Navalny, the most prominent and persistent domestic foe of President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence
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