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# Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza By **WAFAA SHURAFA** and **SAMY MAGDY** December 17, 2023. 7:21 PM EST --- **DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP)** - Israel's government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday afte...
# Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era 'blood' rhetoric against immigrants By **LISA MASCARO** and **STEPHEN GROVES** December 17, 2023. 8:20 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators struggled Sunday to reach a U.S. border security deal that would...
# A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine's soldiers as war with Russia grinds on By **SAMYA KULLAB** December 18, 2023. 12:03 AM EST --- **KYIV, Ukraine (AP)** - A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine's soldiers nearly two years after Russia invaded their country. Despite a disappointing counteroffensive this summer and signs...
# Serbia's populists claim a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary election By **DUSAN STOJANOVIC** December 17, 2023. 6:17 PM EST --- **BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)** - Serbia's governing populists claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major ir...
# Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year By **MARÍA VERZA** and **PATRICIA LUNA** December 17, 2023. 10:47 PM EST --- **SANTIAGO, Chile (AP)** - Voters rejected on Sunday a proposed conservative constitution to replace Chile's dictatorship-era charter, showing bot...
# Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast By **KARL RITTER** December 17, 2023. 12:22 PM EST --- **KYIV, Ukraine (AP)** - Russia and Ukraine reportedly launched mass drone attacks at each other's territories for a second straight day Sunday, one of which app...
# Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka By **EVGENIY MALOLETKA** December 17, 2023. 4:38 AM EST --- **KYIV, Ukraine (AP)** - As Russian forces press forward with an attempt to capture the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press obtained ...
# Russia's ruling party backs Putin's reelection bid while a pro-peace candidate clears first hurdle December 17, 2023. 11:47 AM EST --- **MOSCOW (AP)** - Delegates from Russia's ruling party unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin 's bid for reelection at a party conference in Moscow on Sunday, state agencies re...
# Pope Francis' 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy By **NICOLE WINFIELD** December 17, 2023. 12:35 PM EST --- **ROME (AP)** - Pope Francis turned 87 on Sunday, closing out a year that saw big milestones in his efforts to reform the Catholic Church as well as healt...
# European diplomacy steps up calls for Gaza cease-fire December 17, 2023. 9:48 AM EST --- **JERUSALEM (AP)** - Some of Israel's closest European allies pressed for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas on Sunday, underscoring growing international unease with the devastating impact of the conflict on Gaza's civilian po...
# Finland seeks jailing, probe of Russian man wanted in Ukraine over alleged war crimes in 2014-2015 December 17, 2023. 12:21 PM EST --- **HELSINKI (AP)** - Finnish police on Sunday sought a court order to imprison a Russian man who had been living under an alias in the Nordic country and is accused of committing war...
# A candidate for a far-right party is elected as the mayor of an eastern German town December 17, 2023. 3:27 PM EST --- **BERLIN (AP)** - A candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany was elected Sunday as the mayor of the eastern town of Pirna, marking another milestone for the party. Official results show...
# UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong By **JILL LAWLESS** December 17, 2023. 8:36 AM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - A member of Britain's House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative gover...
# Ex-Jesuit's religious community in Slovenia ordered to dissolve in one year over widespread abuse December 17, 2023. 7:37 AM EST --- **ROME (AP)** - The Vatican has decided to shut down a Slovenian-based female religious community founded by a controversial ex-Jesuit artist accused by some women of spiritual, psych...
# Church of England blesses same-sex couples for the first time, but they still can't wed in church By **JILL LAWLESS** December 17, 2023. 9:35 AM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - Church of England priests offered officially sanctioned blessings of same-sex partnerships for the first time on Sunday, though a ban on church...
# Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the UN says By **SAMY MAGDY** December 17, 2023. 7:38 AM EST --- **CAIRO (AP)** - A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, t...
# The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world By **CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN** December 17, 2023. 9:22 AM EST **MEXICO CITY (AP)** - Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but s...
# Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in France By **JILL LAWLESS** December 16, 2023. 5:26 PM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - British teenager Alex Batty flew back to the U.K. on Saturday, six years after he left home on what was meant to be a two-week family vacati...
# British man pleads not guilty in alleged $99 million wine fraud conspiracy December 16, 2023. 4:31 PM EST --- NEW YORK (AP) - A British man pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom Saturday in connection with an alleged $99 million, Ponzi-like fraud involving high-priced fine wine and duped investors. Stephen Bu...
# Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos December 16, 2023. 4:22 PM EST --- **BERLIN (AP)** - The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize Saturday in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza ...
# In pivotal moment, Notre Dame Cathedral spire gets golden rooster weathervane, a symbol of a phoenix By **THOMAS ADAMSON** December 16, 2023. 1:28 PM EST --- **PARIS (AP)** - Notre Dame Cathedral got its rooster back Saturday, in a pivotal moment for the Paris landmark's restoration. The installation by a crane ...
# Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after European Union funding stalled By **KARL RITTER** and **ELISE MORTON** December 16, 2023. 1:56 PM EST --- **KYIV, Ukraine (AP)** - Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($...
# Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum of Art's plan to return looted antiquities By **MAYSOON KHAN** and **SOPHENG CHEANG** December 16, 2023. 12:55 AM EST --- **PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP)** - Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces...
# The West supports Ukraine against Russia's aggression. So why is funding its defense in question? By **LAURIE KELLMAN** December 15, 2023. 2:02 PM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy issued a warning to allies as he hopscotched continents urging them to support his war-scarred country...
# Village council member in Ukraine sets off hand grenades during a meeting and injures 26 December 15, 2023. 3:16 PM EST --- **KYIV, Ukraine (AP)** - A village council member in western Ukraine detonated three hand grenades during a meeting Friday, critically injuring himself and at least two dozen other people, aut...
# The EU's drip-feed of aid frustrates Ukraine, despite the promise of membership talks By **RAF CASERT** December 15, 2023. 12:11 PM EST --- **BRUSSELS (AP)** - Drop by drop, Ukraine is being supplied with aid and arms from its European allies, at a time when it becomes ever clearer it would take a deluge to turn ...
# Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia By **LLAZAR SEMINI** December 15, 2023. 4:06 PM EST --- **TIRANA, Albania (AP)** - Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania's Culture Ministry said. The return marked the final stretch ...
# 'I didn't change my number': Macron still open to dialogue with Putin if it helps to bring peace By **SAMUEL PETREQUIN** December 15, 2023. 11:15 AM EST --- BRUSSELS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he would still consider talking with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if it helps creating...
# Moldova and Georgia celebrate as their aspirations for EU membership take crucial steps forward By **EMMA BURROWS** December 15, 2023. 12:49 PM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27 member nation bloc by removing key hurdles o...
# Shops in 2 Dutch cities start selling legally grown cannabis in an experiment to regulate pot trade By **MIKE CORDER** December 15, 2023. 10:54 AM EST **BREDA, Netherlands (AP)** - A paradox at the heart of the Netherlands' permissive pot policy went up in smoke Friday in two Dutch cities as "coffeeshops" began se...
# The EU struggles to unify around a Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues By **LORNE COOK** December 15, 2023. 8:52 AM EST **BRUSSELS (AP)** - As the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to mount, a number of European Union leaders sought on Friday to use growing concern about Israel's military of...
# EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year's end as new government works to restore rule of law December 15, 2023. 6:34 AM EST --- **BRUSSELS (AP)** - The European Union will by year's end transfer to Poland the first 5 billion euros in funding that was frozen over democratic backsliding under the previous gove...
# Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone By **BRIAN MELLEY** December 15, 2023. 2:19 PM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - Prince Harry's phone was hacked by journalists and private investigators working for the Daily Mirror who invaded his privacy by snooping on him...
# Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany By **JAN M. OLSEN** December 15, 2023. 10:17 AM EST --- **COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP)** - Denmark is holding two people in custody and four others are the target of a terrorism investigation, a prosecutor said Friday,...
# Hungary's Orbán says he won't hesitate to slam the brakes on Ukraine's EU membership By **JUSTIN SPIKE** December 15, 2023. 1:42 PM EST --- **BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)** - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday his country will have plenty of opportunities in the future to interrupt Ukraine's process of j...
# Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse December 15, 2023. 9:48 AM EST --- **THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP)** - A Dutch court on Friday rejected a request by a group of human rights and humanitarian organizations to order a halt to the transfer to Israel of part...
# Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France By **JILL LAWLESS** and **JOHN LEICESTER** December 15, 2023. 2:50 PM EST --- **LE PECQ, France (AP)** - The vehicle's headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, w...
# Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel By **PAN PYLAS** December 15, 2023. 8:06 AM EST --- **LONDON (AP)** - A boat carrying more than 60 migrants encountered difficulty Friday as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel fro...
# The Vatican's 'trial of the century,' a Pandora's box of unintended revelations, explained By **NICOLE WINFIELD** December 15, 2023. 12:10 AM EST --- **VATICAN CITY (AP)** - Verdicts are expected Saturday for a cardinal and nine other defendants in the most complicated financial trial in the Vatican's modern hist...
# Ukraine's a step closer to joining the EU. Here's what it means, and why it matters By **ANGELA CHARLTON** December 14, 2023. 9:43 PM EST --- **BRUSSELS (AP)** - Ukraine got a green light Thursday to start sped-up talks on joining the European Union. That's a big boost for war-ravaged Ukraine and a loud message t...
# Rights expert blasts Italy's handling of gender-based violence and discrimination against women December 14, 2023. 1:42 PM EST --- **ROME (AP)** - Violence and discrimination against women in Italy is a "prevailing and urgent concern," a European expert on human rights said Thursday in a scathing report that comes ...
# Finland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants By **JARI TANNER** December 14, 2023. 12:53 PM EST --- **HELSINKI (AP)** - Finland's government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country's entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of ...
# Storm drenches Florida and causes floods in South Carolina as it moves up East Coast December 17, 2023. 7:27 PM EST --- **GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP)** - An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded str...
# How much gerrymandering is too much? In New York, the answer could make or break Dems' House hopes By **ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE** December 17, 2023. 10:37 AM EST --- **ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)** - New York's highest court last week gave Democrats a chance to redraw the state's congressional districts, a major victory as the p...
# Florida Republican Party suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation By **BRENDAN FARRINGTON** December 17, 2023. 4:02 PM EST --- **TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)** - The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sun...
# An order blocking enforcement of Ohio's abortion ban stands after the high court dismissed an appeal December 16, 2023. 1:19 PM EST --- **COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)** - The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state's challenge to a judge's order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14...
# A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe By **JULIE CARR SMYTH** December 16, 2023. 1:01 PM EST --- **COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)** - Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began...
# Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit By **REBECCA BOONE** December 14, 2023. 8:10 PM EST --- **BOISE, Idaho (AP)** - An attorney for Idaho asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state's br...
# Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination? By **Associated Press** December 15, 2023. 8:02 PM EST --- The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of the total, decided whether to leave the d...
# One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now? By **PETER SMITH** December 15, 2023. 5:55 PM EST --- A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month,...
# Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports By **SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON** December 13, 2023. 6:51 PM EST --- **COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)** - A Republican-backed proposal that would drastically affect how LGBTQ youth in Ohio live their everyday lives cleared the state S...
# The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children December 11, 2023. 10:24 AM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. Over the...
# Alex Jones offers to pay Newtown families at least $55 million over school shooting hoax conspiracy By **DAVE COLLINS** December 16, 2023. 11:26 AM EST --- Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $1.5 bill...
# A review defends police action before the Maine mass shooting. Legal experts say questions persist By **PATRICK WHITTLE** and **DAVID SHARP** December 15, 2023. 7:42 PM EST --- **PORTLAND, Maine (AP)** - An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency's response to growing concerns about the...
# Michigan State reaches settlements with families of students slain in mass shooting December 15, 2023. 1:12 PM EST --- **EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP)* - Michigan State University trustees have approved settlements with the families of three students slain during a mass shooting earlier this year on the school's campus....
# Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect By **BEN FINLEY** and **DENISE LAVOIE** December 15, 2023. 6:12 PM EST --- **NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP)** - The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom was sentenced Friday to two years in prison...
# Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden's concessions in border talks By **STEPHEN GROVES**, **LISA MASCARO**, and **REBECCA SANTANA** December 16, 2023. 6:38 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with t...
# Congress departs without a deal on Ukraine aid and border security, but Senate will work next week By **STEPHEN GROVES**, **LISA MASCARO**, and **SEUNG MIN KIM** December 14, 2023. 7:26 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - Congress was departing Washington on Thursday without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukrain...
# Ravens beat mistake-prone Jaguars 23-7 for 4th consecutive victory and clinch AFC playoff spot By **MARK LONG** December 18, 2023. 12:37 AM EST --- **JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)** - Lamar Jackson was sacked, or so it seemed. Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Dawuane Smoot had Jackson in his grasp - until he didn't. T...
# Trump says Nevada fake electors treated 'unfairly' during rally in Reno By **JONATHAN J. COOPER** and **GABE STERN** December 17, 2023. 8:55 PM EST --- **RENO, Nev. (AP)** - Former President Donald Trump called out three of Nevada's fake electors Sunday, saying they're being treated unfairly less than 24 hours be...
# Car plows into parked vehicle in Biden's motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters By **COLLEEN LONG** December 17, 2023. 9:42 PM EST --- WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden 's motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his cam...
# James Cook leads dominant rushing attack as Bills trample Cowboys 31-10 By **JOHN WAWROW** December 17, 2023. 9:24 PM EST --- **ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)** - The Bills' offense has found its legs in time to make a playoff push. Josh Allen played the role of happy spectator by standing back and watching James Cook ...
# Arkansas sheriff facing obstruction, concealment charges ordered to give up law enforcement duties December 17, 2023. 5:35 PM EST --- **MALVERN, Ark. (AP)** - A federal judge has ordered an indicted southwest Arkansas sheriff to give up all his law enforcement duties and stay away from the sheriff's office. The or...
# Authorities: 5 people including 3 young children die in house fire in northwestern Arizona December 17, 2023. 5:03 PM EST --- **BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP)** - Five people, including three young children, have died in a house fire in northwestern Arizona, authorities said Sunday, adding it appeared no adults were hom...
# Auburn controls USC 91-75 in Bronny James' first road game By **JOHN ZENOR** December 17, 2023. 4:47 PM EST --- **AUBURN, Ala. (AP)** - A dominant performance by Auburn served as a reminder that neither USC nor Bronny James are a finished product. Aden Holloway scored 15 points with six assists and Jaylin Willia...
# 1 person dead after Nebraska home exploded, sparking an investigation into 'destructive devices' 4:19 PM EST, December 17, 2023 --- **HASTINGS, Neb. (AP)** - A body was found early Sunday after a Nebraska house explosion that authorities say was likely caused by "destructive devices." Police in Hastings said in a ...
# Judge overturns Mississippi death penalty case, says racial bias in picking jury wasn't fully argued December 17, 2023. 4:16 PM EST --- **GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP)** - A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man, finding a trial judge didn't give the man's lawyer enough chance to a...
# Officials open tuberculosis probe involving dozens of schools in Nevada's most populous county December 17, 2023. 3:45 PM EST --- **LAS VEGAS (AP)** - A tuberculosis investigation is underway involving a person with an active infection who was on dozens of elementary and high school campuses in Nevada's most populo...
# 2 men charged in Pennsylvania school van crash that killed teenage girl, injured 5 December 17, 2023. 2:59 PM EST --- **PITTSBURGH (AP)** - Two men accused of racing on a public highway in western Pennsylvania are facing charges in a crash involving a school van that left a teenage girl dead. The crash also sent t...
# AP's Lawrence Knutson, who covered Washington's transcendent events for nearly 4 decades, has died By **CALVIN WOODWARD** December 17, 2023. 6:06 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - Lawrence L. Knutson, a longtime Associated Press writer whose deep knowledge of the presidency, Congress and American history made him ...
# 79-year-old Alabama woman arrested after city worker presses charges over dispute at council meeting 2:44 PM EST, December 17, 2023 --- **TARRANT, Ala. (AP)** - Discord in an Alabama suburb that has seen years of political turmoil has led to the arrest of a 79-year-old woman after a city employee pressed misdemeano...
# Fire destroys a Los Angeles-area church just before Christmas December 17, 2023. 2:42 PM EST --- **POMOMA, Calif. (AP)** - A Los Angeles-area church was destroyed in a massive fire early Sunday, just hours before a celebration that was set to include a Christmas play and a toy giveaway. Firefighters arrived at Vic...
# Police say a Minnesota officer shot and killed a man who was stabbing a woman December 17, 2023. 1:51 PM EST --- **MARSHALL, Minn. (AP)** - Police in Minnesota say an officer shot and killed a man early Sunday after spotting him stabbing a woman. Marshall police said in a news release that the officer responded ar...
# Federal judge rules school board districts illegal in Georgia school system, calls for new map By **JEFF AMY** December 17, 2023. 6:50 PM EST --- ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia's second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must b...
# 4 teenagers killed in single-vehicle accident in Montana By **Associated Press** December 17, 2023. 1:30 PM EST --- **BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)** - Four teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle crash in an industrial area of Montana's largest city, authorities said. Police say speed, no seatbelts and possibly alcoho...
# 'Wonka' waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet's starring role By **JAKE COYLE** December 17, 2023. 2:45 PM EST --- **NEW YORK (AP)** - "Wonka" debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it a strong st...
# Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana December 17, 2023. 12:34 PM EST --- **ATLANTA (AP)** - Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products. News outlets report that the U.S. Dr...
# 3 bystanders were injured as police fatally shot a man who pointed his gun at a Texas bar December 17, 2023. 12:31 PM EST --- **AUSTIN, Texas (AP)** - Police in Texas are trying to determine who injured three bystanders as officers shot and killed a man who pointed a firearm at them at a bar in an Austin entertainm...
# Prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights, Richard Hunt dies at 88 By **SOPHIA TAREEN** December 17, 2023. 12:19 PM EST --- **CHICAGO (AP)** - Richard Hunt, a prolific Chicago artist who was the first Black sculptor to receive a solo retrospective at New York City's Museum of Modern Art a...
# Pilot and 2 passengers identified as victims of small plane crash in Oregon December 18, 2023. 1:39 AM EST --- **INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP)** - A small plane crashed into power lines in Oregon late Saturday afternoon and killed the pilot and two passengers, police said. Polk County emergency services received the rep...
# Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach By **ISABELLA VOLMERT** December 17, 2023. 12:08 AM EST --- **INDIANAPOLIS (AP)** - Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of "all over the ...
# Can a state count all its votes by hand? A North Dakota proposal aims to be the first to try By **JACK DURA** December 17, 2023. 12:07 AM EST --- BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - All election ballots would be counted by hand under a proposal that could go to North Dakota voters, potentially achieving a goal of activists acr...
# During the 2023 holiday season, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of American life By **DEEPTI HAJELA** December 17, 2023. 2:13 PM EST --- **NEW YORK (AP)** - The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commute...
# Jared Goff throws 5 TD passes as NFC North-leading Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17 By **LARRY LAGE** December 17, 2023. 12:30 AM EST --- **DETROIT (AP)** - Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions bounced back and took a step toward ending a six-season playoff drought. Goff matched a career high with five touchdow...
# Maury Povich receives lifetime achievement award from wife Connie Chung at Daytime Emmys December 16, 2023. 10:48 PM EST --- **LOS ANGELES (AP)** - Maury Povich received the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Honor on Saturday from his wife, journalist Connie Chung. The 84-year-old talk show host, who retired last...
# Gardner Minshew, Colts bolster playoff chances, beat fading Steelers 30-13 By **MICHAEL MAROT** December 16, 2023. 9:15 PM EST --- **INDIANAPOLIS (AP)** - Gardner Minshew got the most out of his depleted supporting cast. The Colts' quarterback, himself a backup, made big plays with backup receivers. He got India...
# Large fire burns 2nd residential construction site in 3 days in Denver suburb December 16, 2023. 9:21 PM EST --- **DENVER (AP)** - Firefighters in the Denver metro area responded to the second large fire at an Aurora construction site in three days on Saturday. Officials have not yet determined the cause for eithe...
# Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold December 16, 2023. 5:20 PM EST --- **SEATTLE (AP)** - A Washington state man in jail awaiting trial in one murder case has been charged with three more killings, and prosecutors say he lured all four victims by askin...
# How the White House got involved in the border talks on Capitol Hill - with Ukraine aid at stake By **SEUNG MIN KIM** December 18, 2023. 12:04 AM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recently heard from a powerful Democratic senator that steep levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico...
# What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat By **MIKE CATALINI** December 18, 2023. 12:11 AM EST --- **TRENTON, N.J. (AP)** - For years in New Jersey, any Democrat weighing a run for statewide office had to grapple with an important question: What about Bob? I...
# Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, to lie in repose By **LINDSAY WHITEHURST** December 18, 2023. 12:22 AM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for ...
# Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run By **GABE STERN** December 18, 2023. 8:07 AM EST --- **VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP)** - Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone g...
# Trump wants New Hampshire to put him on a path to the nomination before rivals find their footing By **HOLLY RAMER** and **BILL BARROW** December 17, 2023. 11:02 AM EST --- **DURHAM, N.H. (AP)** - Donald Trump wants New Hampshire to help him pocket the Republican presidential nomination before any rivals find the...
# As Trump threatens to repeal Obamacare, these 'insurance godmothers' are signing Florida Latinos up By **ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON** December 16, 2023. 10:48 AM EST --- **MIAMI (AP)** - Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for "...
# Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons By **GARY FIELDS** and **LINLEY SANDERS** December 15, 2023. 2:09 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections - a worry over the ...
# Sports fan Trump hits UFC fights and big games to try to put his 2024 nomination in a headlock By **JILL COLVIN** December 15, 2023. 9:56 AM EST --- **NEW YORK (AP)** - After Donald Trump attended South Carolina's annual Palmetto Bowl, video of the crowd chanting "We want Trump!" as the former president arrived a...
# 'Uniquely horrible choice:' Few US adults want a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, an AP-NORC poll shows By **SEUNG MIN KIM** and **LINLEY SANDERS** December 14, 2023. 12:27 PM EST --- **WASHINGTON (AP)** - It's the presidential election no one is really jazzed about. Relatively few Americans are excited about a pote...
# Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC By **JILL COLVIN** December 17, 2023. 12:12 AM EST --- **NEW YORK (AP)** - The top strategist for the embattled super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' campaign for the White House resigned Saturday night in the latest sign of trouble for the GOP hopefu...
# Scores of candidates to seek high-profile open political positions in North Carolina as filing ends By **GARY D. ROBERTSON** December 15, 2023. 6:49 PM EST --- **RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)** - Scores of candidates filed for nearly a dozen high-profile elected positions in North Carolina where the incumbents aren't runnin...
# With Iowa's caucuses a month away, Trump urges voters to hand him not just a victory, but a blowout By **THOMAS BEAUMONT** and **HANNAH FINGERHUT** December 15, 2023. 8:44 PM EST --- **CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP)** - Donald Trump was uncharacteristically serious when he implored an audience in eastern Iowa to carry him...