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Russia's Putin is visiting the UAE and Saudi Arabia, seeking to bolster Moscow's Mideast clout 12/06/2023 05:02pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a lightning tour intended to raise Moscow's profile as a Middle East power broker, even as his war in Ukraine grinds on. Putin landed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of t Colleges That Have Produced the Most NFL Players 12/05/2023 07:00pm • From college to the prosTo earn a shot at playing on Sundays, football players with professional aspirations must first prove themselves on Saturdays, playing at the college level. National Football League rosters are filled with former Division I-FBS, Division I-FCS and even Division II athletes. A Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 12/05/2023 02:27pm • The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set for Wednesday in Miami and Shanghai to host F1 sprint races for the first time in 2024 12/05/2023 12:36pm • LONDON (AP) — Miami and Shanghai will host their first Formula One sprint races next season as two of the six sprints on the calendar take place in the United States. The calendar published Tuesday includes the first sprint race of the season in April at the Chinese Grand Prix, which is back on th German man accused of forming armed group to oppose COVID measures arrested in Portugal 12/05/2023 11:03am • BERLIN (AP) — A German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 has been arrested in Portugal, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The 39-year-old man, whose name wasn't released, most recently lived in Bavaria and was charged in June, Detroit on track to record fewest homicides since 1966, officials say 12/04/2023 05:34pm • The city of Detroit is on-track to see its fewest yearly homicides in nearly six decades, officials said Monday. Through Nov. 30, Detroit had recorded 228 homicides — an 18% decrease over the same period last year. In 2018, Detroit had 261 homicides, the fewest number since 1966, when there were 2 Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 12/04/2023 11:41am • The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set for Wednesday in Philadelphia votes to ban ski masks to decrease crime. Opponents worry it'll unfairly target some 12/01/2023 03:43pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia City Council passed legislation to ban ski masks in some public spaces, a measure supporters say will increase public safety amid high violent crime, but opponents argue it will unfairly target people without proof of any wrongdoing. The legislation passed on Thurs New York's College of Saint Rose will close in May 2024 amid financial woes 12/01/2023 03:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Board decided to close the college at the end of this academic ye AP Exclusive: America's Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system 12/01/2023 03:08pm • BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races and across the political spectrum. For many, recent protests against police brutality called attention to longstanding discrepancies in the administration of justice. For Today in History: December 1, Ukraine chooses independence from Soviet Union 12/01/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2023. There are 30 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1991, Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. On this date: In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits 11/30/2023 12:28pm • DETROIT (AP) — A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday. Additional labor costs from the four-year and eight-month agreement will total $8.8 billion by the end of the c The UK's former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown 11/30/2023 12:13pm • LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s former health secretary told a COVID-19 inquiry Thursday that the British government would have saved many lives if it had acted sooner and imposed a national lockdown weeks earlier than it did in March 2020. Matt Hancock, who played a key role in the U.K.’s pandemic re Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response 11/30/2023 10:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci, who served as the nation's top infectious dise Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business 11/29/2023 09:36pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint venture without the other's permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his lawsu