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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER

BERLIN — A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested...

By BURHAN OZBILICI and SUZAN FRASER

ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked audience at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia’s military role in Syria, shouting:...

By EDDIE PELLS

DENVER — The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the playoffs — a valuable week off that will let the players rest their legs and the coordinators schedule their job interviews.Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia have been considered among the best...

By JULIE PACE

WASHINGTON — In selecting Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, President-elect Donald Trump is making the same bet he asked voters to make on him: that a track record of business accomplishment will translate into success in...

By MARLEY JAY

NEW YORK — Major U.S. stock indexes set records again Tuesday as energy companies continued to climb following international deals that will cut oil production. Big-name technology companies like Apple and IBM also traded higher as the Dow Jones...

By JULIE PACE and CATHERINE LUCEY

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has settled on ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, saying that he’s “among the most accomplished business leaders and international deal makers in the world.”“Rex...

By ERIC TUCKER

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump held firm Monday to his skepticism of the huge intelligence apparatus he’s about to inherit, doubting anew the CIA conclusion that Russia tried to hack its way into tipping the U.S. election his way.Trump emphasized that he...

By MARC LEVY and SCOTT BAUER

Presidential election recount efforts came to an end Monday in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, with both states certifying Republican Donald Trump as the winner in contests that helped put him over the top in the Electoral College stakes.Trump’s victory...

By REBECCA SANTANA

A man shot and wounded two Georgia police officers executing a search warrant early Monday, prompting officers to return fire, killing him, authorities said.The man’s girlfriend and an infant about 1 month old were also in the house in the central...

By JAKE COYLE

Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles musical “La La Land” sang and danced its way to a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, with Barry Jenkins’ celebrated coming-of-age tale “Moonlight” close on its heels with six nods.“La La Land” earned nominations for...

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and HAMZA HENDAWI

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Monday that a suicide bomber caused the blast that killed 24 Christians during Sunday Mass at a Cairo chapel adjacent to St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Orthodox Church.It...

By SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels retreated from former strongholds in eastern Aleppo in a “terrifying” collapse Monday, holding onto a small sliver of territory packed with fighters and thousands of civilians as government troops pressed on with their rapid...

By BOB SALSBERG

BOSTON — Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available.The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for...

By DENISE LAVOIE

BROCKTON — Hundreds of houses of worship are offering sanctuary to people who could face deportation if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign pledge to remove millions of immigrants living in the country illegally.To some...

By JILL LAWLESS

LONDON — Musician Greg Lake co-founded both King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer — bands that helped define the sprawling, influential but often-maligned genre known as progressive rock.Lake, who died of cancer at 69, was instrumental in bringing...

By MIKE STOBBE

NEW YORK — A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending: It declined last year and it is no better than it was four years ago.In most of the years since World War II, life expectancy in the U.S. has inched up, thanks to...

By DAVID CRARY

NEW YORK — The largest-ever survey of transgender Americans paints a grim picture of pervasive discrimination and harassment, to the point that many of them attempt suicide at some point.Released on Thursday by the National Center for Transgender...

By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE

PETERSHAM — In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it’s easy to miss one of the tree’s nemeses. No larger than a speck of pepper, the Hemlock woolly adelgid spends its life on the underside of needles sucking sap, eventually killing...

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MICHAEL R. BLOOD

LOS ANGELES — As Donald Trump makes his thank-you tour of states that voted for him, other parts of the country are gearing up to do battle with his administration.Three of the most populous, urban and ethnically diverse states — California, New York...

By BOB SALSBERG

BOSTON — Democratic legislative leaders pushed back Wednesday against Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to chop nearly $100 million from the state budget, suggesting they might move next month to restore some of the spending.House Speaker Robert DeLeo...