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November 28, 2019

Bear blamed for car damages in Alaska airport parking lot

A bear has been blamed for a pair of vehicle break-ins at an Alaska airport parking lot that resulted in thousands of dollars ...

November 28, 2019

East Africa struggles with heavy rains, with more to come

Flash flooding has hit the small but strategic East African nation of Djibouti, where the government and United Nations said ...

November 28, 2019

UN expert: Zimbabwe hunger ‘shocking’ for country not at war

Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation and the number of people needing help is “shocking” for a country not in ...

November 28, 2019

Winter storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans

A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, ...

November 28, 2019

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

Berlin’s main zoo has released new photos of twin panda cubs born this summer, saying the two are developing well. The zoo ...

November 28, 2019

German court issues split rulings over VW diesel cheating

A German appeals court has ruled in several lawsuits against automaker Volkswagen, saying consumers who unknowingly bought ...

November 28, 2019

Nissan invests in production to prepare for electric age

Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout ...

November 28, 2019

Evacuation orders ended as rain douses California wildfire

A strong storm moved into Southern California on Wednesday, almost completely dousing a wildfire that had threatened ...

November 27, 2019

AP Top Stories November 27 P

Here's the latest for Wednesday, November 27th: Three injured in Texas plant explosion; Minneapolis high-rise fire kills 5; ...

November 27, 2019

Wind could ground big balloons at NYC’s Thanksgiving parade

Smokey Bear might feel like he’s battling Santa Ana winds — if he even gets a chance to fly. New York City’s big Macy’s ...

November 27, 2019

Ring-tailed lemurs enjoy Thanksgiving feast

Ring-tailed lemurs at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo celebrated Thanksgiving one day early, enjoying a feast of turkey, pumpkin and ...

November 27, 2019

In Florida and elsewhere, GOP pressured over climate change

Since taking office in January, Florida’s Republican governor has appointed a science officer, established a climate change ...

November 27, 2019

China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

China has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry ...

November 27, 2019

Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election

In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious ...

November 27, 2019

The Latest: Airports hit in stormy California

The Latest on the wintry weather in the U.S. (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Stormy weather and a power outage have affected two ...

November 27, 2019

1 year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babies

Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, ...

November 27, 2019

Today in History for November 27th

San Francisco Mayor shot to death; Gerald Ford named as Richard Nixon's Vice President; Doctors perform world's first partial ...

November 27, 2019

One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US

Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 ...