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Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms 11/12/2024 11:37pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance. The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake won t What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick for CIA director 11/12/2024 09:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Here are four things to know about the Republican tapped to lead the U.S. government's premier spy agency: Stint No. 2 in the Trump administrati As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence 11/12/2024 08:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has long viewed the nation's spy services with suspicion, accusing them of trying to undermine his first term and campaigns. Now that he's returning to the White House, Trump's promises to overhaul the U.S. intelligence agencies put him on a collision course with one Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHS 11/12/2024 08:07pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump moved to build out his national security team Tuesday, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations 11/12/2024 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in prison by a federal judge who said repeated violations of his probation after his cooperation against a violent gang won him leniency in a criminal case show that he doesn't have sufficient respect for judicial s Americans' increased pandemic drinking lasted for years, study finds 11/11/2024 05:07pm • ▶ Watch Video: Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths, and new research suggests drinking didn't stop as things returned to normal. In the Singles' Day shopping festival loses its shine under China's lagging economy 11/11/2024 08:27am • HONG KONG (AP) — Businesses and consumers in China found the annual Singles' Day shopping festival less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth. Online service provider and e-commerce platform Alibaba started the now-famous event on Nov. 11, New White Sox manager Will Venable anticipates keeping Grady Sizemore as part of his coaching staff 11/08/2024 11:24pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable is a busy man these days. The new manager of the Chicago White Sox is learning his way around the organization. He is talking to his new players and working with the front office on its offseason plans. As Venable assembles his first coaching staff with Chicago, he has The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump 11/08/2024 07:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Susie Wiles will be the latest occupant of the hottest hot seat in Washington — Donald Trump's chief of staff. It's a tough job under the best of circumstances, responsible for networking with lawmakers, administration officials and outside groups while also keeping the White H Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister 11/08/2024 12:47pm • LONDON (AP) — Ireland's President Michael Higgins dissolved Parliament Friday, clearing the way for a Nov. 29 election that will determine who controls government. Prime Minister Simon Harris, who had until March to call an election, had announced the date Wednesday. A historic coalition governme Achilles Tendon and Heel Pain: Causes and Treatment 11/07/2024 07:00pm • If you feel like you've just been kicked in the bottom of your heel, but turn around to see nobody there, you may be experiencing an issue with your Achilles tendon or plantar fascia. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, there has been a rise in heel and Achilles injuries. There are many RFK Jr. says he 'won't take away anybody's vaccines,' Va. pediatrician wants parents to trust the experts 11/07/2024 02:56pm • Before he was reelected, Donald Trump said he wouldn't rule out banning vaccines, and that Robert Kennedy Jr. would have a big role in his administration. The day after Trump's election, RFK Jr. said, "I'm not going to take away anybody's vaccines," in an NBC interview. Asked whether there were a Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk 11/07/2024 12:43pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany's governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union's biggest economy, already in a troubling decline. Germany's economy has been shrinking for the past two years in Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines 11/07/2024 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late. Health officials say it's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations. Those viruses haven't caused much trouble so Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike 11/07/2024 08:45am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75% on Thursday after inflation across the U.K. fell significantly, relieving some pressure on borrowers who have faced elevated mortgage and loan costs. The bank said eight of the nine members of