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Leader of ex-communist rebels becomes Nepal's new PM

Leader of ex-communist rebels becomes Nepal's new PM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of former communist rebels became Nepal’s new prime minister Sunday with the support from his ex-opponent and other smaller political parties.
5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America

5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.
Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting

Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting

PARIS (AP) — Members of France's Kurdish community and anti-racism activists joined together in mourning and anger on Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivat
Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result
Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.
Police: 19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America

Police: 19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid

House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $1.
Canadian polar bears near 'bear capital' dying at fast rate

Canadian polar bears near 'bear capital' dying at fast rate

Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.
3 dead, 3 wounded in Paris shooting; suspect arrested

3 dead, 3 wounded in Paris shooting; suspect arrested

PARIS (AP) — A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in a bustling Paris neighborhood Friday left three people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and arrested.
UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations and other groups urged countries in southern Asia on Friday to rescue as many as 190 people believed to be Rohingya refugees aboard a small boat that has been adrift for several weeks in the Andaman Sea.