PARIS (AP) — Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government's overhaul of France's retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages by other protesters disrupted weekend travel around the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 billion in incentives.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detained Iranian scientist, a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington aft…
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A dozen frail survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor returned Saturday to honor those who perished when Japanese planes pierced a quiet sunny morning 78 years ago and rained bombs on battleships lined up below.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko raise a toast during their meeting in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Leaders of Russia and Belarus sat down for talks Saturday on deepening ties between the two allies — a me…
A protester holds a banner reading 'No to integration!' during a rally in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarus…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Joshua Watson had just graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and looked forward to a military career as a pilot. On Saturday, he was being hailed a hero, as his family recounted how the 23-year-old — in his last minutes of life — led first responders to an active sho…
Esta fotografía proporcionada por el grupo opositor Defensa Civil Siria, muestra a trabajadores de la organización y a otras personas buscando por víctimas debajo de los escombros luego de unos ataques aéreos en Balyoun, Siria, el sábado 7 de diciembre de 2019.
2019 Nobel Prize laureate in literature Olga Tokarczuk speaks at a press conference at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Dec. 6, 2019.
2019 Nobel Prize laureate in literature Peter Handke speaks at a press conference at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Dec. 6, 2019.
2019 Nobel Prize laureate in literature Peter Handke speaks at a press conference at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Dec. 6, 2019.
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez, center, speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Accompanied by his Ministry of Defense Luis Fernando Lopez, left, and Government Minister Arturo Murillo, Anez reported today that she h…
A lawmaker from the MAS party speaks on her cell phone in the Chamber of Deputies where lawmakers are debating a law that would give amnesty to former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, late Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The interim government of Bolivia warned that it will veto a legislati…
Walter Oscar Serrate, Bolivia's newly appointed ambassador to the United States, speaks during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019.
Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Anez reported today that she has determined to repeal Decree 4078, which authorized the military to participate in public restoration operations …
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier and police officers stand guard at close to the blast site in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Pakistani police say an explosion near a religious congregation in the eastern city of Lahore has killed one and wounded few others.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy., smashes a bottle on the bow of the ship as she christens of the nuclear aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy., smashes a bottle on the bow of the ship as she christens of the nuclear aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Spectators take their seats as they wait for ceremonies to begin for the christening of the nuclear aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Spectators take their seats as they wait for ceremonies to begin for the christening of the nuclear aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy., smashes a bottle on the bow of the ship as she christens of the nuclear aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.
Mujeres protestan contra el acoso sexual y la intimidación en el centro de Beirut, Líbano, el sábado 7 de diciembre de 2019.
El premio Nobel de Física 2019 Didier Queloz sostiene su silla firmada como parte de la tradicional ceremonia de firma de la silla Nobel en el Museo Nobel de Estocolmo, Suecia, el viernes 6 de diciembre de 2019.
This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers and people searching for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit …
This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers and people searching for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit …
This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers evacuate a victim from site of airstrikes in the village of Balyoun, in Idlib province,…
This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers evacuate a victim from site of airstrikes in the village of Balyoun, in Idlib province,…
This photo released by the opposition Syrian Civil Defense rescue group, also known as White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers and people searching for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit …
En esta fotografía del 3 de diciembre de 2019, unos vendedores preparan los ingredientes para hacer sopa en Puerto Príncipe, Haití.
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Floated along by barge , one of the 10-ton barriers designed to relieve Venice’s perennial flooding looks like a giant plaything: an oversized hinged yellow Lego.
Protesters chant placards during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual harassment and bullying and dem…
Protesters extinguishing a man who set himself on fire during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual ha…
Protesters chant placards during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual harassment and bullying and dem…
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual harassment and bullying and dema…
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual harassment and bullying and dema…
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials are investigating whether the Chicago Cubs’ ongoing $1 billion renovation of Wrigley Field provides adequate wheelchair access.
LONDON (AP) — The prospect of Russian interference in Britain's election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded that people from Russia leaked confidential British government documents on Brexit trade talks just days before the general U.K. vote.
Port-au-Prince (AP) — The flaming barricades are mostly gone, protesters have largely dissipated and traffic is once again clogging the streets of Haiti’s capital, but hundreds of thousands of people are now suffering deep economic aftershocks after more than two months of demonstrations.
CHICAGO (AP) — The unceremonious firing of Chicago's police superintendent just weeks before his retirement has rattled a department that, under his leadership, was seeking to restore public confidence since the release of a 2014 video showing a white officer killing a black teenager with 16…
Un manifestante sostiene una bandera manchada de sangre en el sitio de un ataque perpetrado por hombres armados en Bagdad, Irak, el sábado 7 de diciembre de 2019.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota National Guard says the three soldiers who were killed when their helicopter crashed near St. Cloud this week were part of a unit that returned last May from a nine-month deployment to the Middle East.
VALASSKA POLANKA, Czech Republic (AP) — Dozens of people in grim reaper and devil costumes accompany St. Nicholas on his journey through the village of Valasska Polanka in this eastern corner of the Czech Republic.
Protesters attend the procession in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is …
Protesters attend the procession in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is …
Protesters attend a rally in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is holding…
Protesters attend the procession in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is …
Protesters attend a rally in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is holding…
Protesters attend a rally in downtown Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. More than 1,000 opposition demonstrators are rallying in Belarus to protest closer integration with Russia. Saturday's protest in the Belarusian capital comes as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is holding…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during their meeting in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Leaders of Russia and Belarus sat down for talks Saturday on deepening ties between the two allies — a mee…
Un sistema de luces alumbra la cúpula del Capitolio de Estados Unidos en Washington, el miércoles 4 de diciembre de 2019, antes del testimonio programado de expertos en derecho constitucional durante una audiencia ante la Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos de la Cámara de Representantes sobre los…
