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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and DAVID RISING Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the militant group staged a raid on Israel nearly seven weeks ago, according
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Xing and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — More than 30 people were arrested after pro-Palestinian demonstrators jumped police barricades and glued themselves to the street Thursday morning, interrupting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, police say. Of the 34 arrests, 30 demonstrators were issued a criminal summons for trespassing, and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share: a daughter named London. Hilton on Friday shared an Instagram photo of a pink baby outfit with “London” printed on the top. “Thankful for my baby girl,” read the caption. She followed with several Thanksgiving TikToks that further demystified the new arrival, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share: a daughter named London. Hilton on Friday shared an Instagram photo of a pink baby outfit with “London” printed on the top. “Thankful for my baby girl,” read the caption. She followed with several Thanksgiving TikToks that further demystified the new arrival, including
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s new prime minister, Robert Fico, says he considers the war between Ukraine and Russia a frozen conflict that cannot be solved by sending arms to the Ukrainian armed forces. Fico ended his country’s military aid for Ukraine after his new government was sworn in on Oct. 25. After meeting his Czech
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks were little changed in early trading on Wall Street Friday as U.S. markets reopened after the Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% as of 10:22 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107 points and the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.2%. Markets will close
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it. The Atlanta-based artist, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is charged
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it. The Atlanta-based artist, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is charged
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Ringo Starr’s latest project is for fans of music and of fashion. Published Friday, “Beats & Threads” is an illustrated journey through the former Beatles drummer’s long career, featuring images of everything from his drum kits to his trend-setting wardrobe. The 312-page book is being sold through the publishing division of
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc’s 27 countries. The demonstrators gathered in downtown Paris on Friday
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ofri Bibas Levy has been haunted by nightmares since Oct. 7, when her brother, sister-in-law and their two young children were snatched by Hamas militants from their homes and dragged into the Gaza Strip. In those dreams she sees her captive relatives, all except for
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and much of Europe: ending the war in Ukraine. She held meetings in Beijing on Friday that underscored an effort by both sides to continue a dialogue despite their growing
Continue ReadingUTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescue teams have resumed drilling to reach 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks. A spokesperson for the Uttarakhand state government said a problem with the drilling machine halted the final phase of digging on Thursday and earlier Friday. He
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. He will be released from prison on
Continue ReadingBy SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians there has shrunk to the size of whatever refuge they can find. The strip is 25 miles (40 kilometers) long by some 7 miles (11 kilometers) wide. More than
Continue ReadingBy SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians there has shrunk to the size of whatever refuge they can find: a jammed shelter, a car, the walls of a shared apartment, or floors and benches in hospital
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY and ALEXANDRE PLAZA Associated Press KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday that intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — It began with a law about heat pumps. It ended with stones being thrown at politicians and a surge in popularity for the far right. For an example of how climate change is increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the culture wars, Germany is a good place
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. It’s a boost for the British government as it tries to revive the country’s ailing economy. The Japanese automaker manufactures the gasoline-powered Qashqai and smaller
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