The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
By Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a…
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Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a…
Continue ReadingFormer Alabama police sergeant gets over a year in prison for beating a jailed man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police sergeant has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Long stretches of Russia’s Black…
Continue Reading2 pilots die in fiery small plane crash into vacant building near Honolulu airport
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s…
Continue ReadingWhat Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for…
Continue ReadingAndré 3000’s alt-jazz, ‘no bars’ solo album stunned fans. Now, it’s up for Grammys
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one was expecting it. In late 2023, André 3000 released his debut solo album, “New Blue Sun.” It was 18…
Continue ReadingNigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In Nigeria, roughly 85 million people do not have access to electricity. Yet large solar projects that…
Continue ReadingSenate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members…
Continue ReadingEPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict…
Continue ReadingEPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict…
Continue ReadingChina has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and…
Continue ReadingTeen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed…
Continue ReadingThe last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
AP Science Writer The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military…
Continue ReadingFamilies of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza
Associated Press KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — Ilana Gritzewsky is fighting a battle against time to save her boyfriend from Hamas captivity. While…
Continue Reading13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian navy speedboat has crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, killing at…
Continue ReadingSurvivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte
Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the…
Continue ReadingUS repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home…
Continue ReadingCapybaras take their turn as the holiday season’s ‘it’ animal
Associated Press Writers ST. LOUIS (AP) — Capybaras are having a big moment. The world’s largest rodent is the latest in a long line of “it”…
Continue ReadingFrance’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty…
Continue ReadingDemocracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
Associated Press The past year has been both a glass half empty and half full for the world’s democracies. From Asia to Africa to the Americas,…
Continue ReadingKiran Desai to publish first novel since ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ came out nearly 20 years ago
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new novel from Kiran Desai, her first fiction since the Booker Prize-winning “The Inheritance of Loss”…
Continue ReadingLiberia’s parliament building catches fire as anti-government protests enter a second day
Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The parliament building in Liberia caught fire Wednesday and the country’s president condemned the…
Continue ReadingItaly’s premier defends her friendship with Musk and asserts her independence
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is defending her friendship with U.S. tech billionaire and Trump advisor Elon Musk.…
Continue ReadingWhat Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents,…
Continue ReadingBarcelona subway recycles energy from braking into power to charge electric cars
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s subway system is using regenerative braking to help power both its convoys but also…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: These are the best full-size trucks for daily driving and off-roading
Edmunds Full-size trucks are hugely popular thanks to their versatility and ability to get tough jobs done. This characteristic applies equally to…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest Sunday newspaper, the UK’s Observer, sold in face of journalistic opposition
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has confirmed that it has sold the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue ReadingHow to avoid financial stress during the holiday season
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are meant to be a time of celebration with family and friends. But they can also bring pressure to…
Continue ReadingAccident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police
Associated Press Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. She had just received a manila envelope with her brother’s…
Continue ReadingAccident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police
Associated Press Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. She had just received a manila envelope with her brother’s…
Continue ReadingChina’s CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles
Associated Press XIAMEN, China (AP) — The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery…
Continue ReadingThe darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As women’s sports set new records for attendance and viewership this year, longtime fans have watched with both…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate can have over $3 million seized from him in tax dispute, British court says
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that police can seize more than 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) to cover years of…
Continue ReadingXi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s…
Continue ReadingPakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province…
Continue ReadingMiddle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive
The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered Palestinians to evacuate another section of central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the built-up Bureij…
Continue Reading7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Officials in Fiji say a toxicology report shows seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized after…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a…
Continue ReadingGroup says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of…
Continue ReadingWatch out for ‘leakage’: These are some clues students can look out for to help prevent school violence
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — To help avert potential school violence, students and staff need to know certain warning signs – and feel…
Continue ReadingAnimal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of…
Continue ReadingInjured spelunker carried to safety in northern Italy after being trapped for 75 hours
MILAN (AP) — An injured cave explorer in northern Italy has been carried to safety 75 hours after she fell while attempting to map an unexplored…
Continue ReadingWisconsin school shooter was in contact with a California man accused of planning separate attack, report says
By Karina Tsui, Jessie Yeung, Amanda Jackson, Michelle Watson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting…
Continue ReadingUK inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest level since March. It’s being driven by an increase in fuel…
Continue ReadingRussia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a man from Uzbekistan over the…
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