Why the US celebrates Veterans Day and how the holiday has changed over time
Associated Press President Joe Biden has laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day. Thousands marched through the streets of…
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Buying a home is expensive. What about ordering one for delivery?
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — When Julie Johnson and her husband decided to purchase their own home, they turned to an unexpected place:…
Continue ReadingDisney cruise ship rescues 4 people from sinking catamaran
CNN By Sara Smart and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — When four boaters were left stranded off the coast of Bermuda, the US Coast Guard –…
Continue ReadingDisney cruise ship rescues 4 people from sinking catamaran
By Sara Smart and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — When four boaters were left stranded off the coast of Bermuda, the US Coast Guard – along…
Continue ReadingRichard Allen found guilty on all counts in Delphi double murder trial
By Zoe Sottile, Jean Casarez and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Richard Allen has been found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of felony…
Continue ReadingJack Del Rio leaving Wisconsin’s staff after arrest on charge of operating vehicle while intoxicated
AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he…
Continue ReadingJack Del Rio leaving Wisconsin’s staff after arrest on charge of operating vehicle while intoxicated
AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he…
Continue ReadingAnti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia are demanding arrests and the resignations of top officials over the collapse of a…
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azernaijan hosting the…
Continue ReadingTennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina have captured a Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and trying to…
Continue ReadingTrump’s picks for key positions in his second administration
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty after feeling like he was…
Continue ReadingThe Netherlands follows Germany and others in bringing in extra border checks
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The Dutch government will bring in extra checks at its land borders to combat irregular migration, similar to a…
Continue ReadingA vaccine opponent is sentenced to 5 years for encouraging terrorism during pandemic
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public…
Continue ReadingBiden and Harris appear together for the first time since she lost the election to Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time since she lost last…
Continue ReadingArchbishop of Canterbury faces calls to resign over church child abuse failings
By Christopher Lamb London (CNN) — The Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, is under mounting pressure to…
Continue ReadingMichael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four…
Continue ReadingCalifornia voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have…
Continue ReadingDriver rams his car into crowd in China, killing 35. Police say he was upset about his divorce
Associated Press ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China. They…
Continue ReadingWarriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, and with the score still showing on the big screen, an…
Continue ReadingIn new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could…
Continue Reading4 charged in Detroit street shooting that left 2 dead, 5 wounded
DETROIT (AP) — Four people have been charged in a shooting at an outdoor gathering in Detroit that left two people dead and five others wounded.…
Continue ReadingRays’ Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in armed altercation
Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested for his involvement…
Continue ReadingMan who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing a person and staging it as a fatal bear attack in Tennessee was taken…
Continue ReadingLawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings
AP Basketball Writer South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday after a pair of…
Continue ReadingTraumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon’s children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month. His mother,…
Continue ReadingTrump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it’s a sure bet he…
Continue ReadingEyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation
By Dana Karni, Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered…
Continue ReadingUS top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out…
Continue ReadingTrump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental…
Continue ReadingMattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly…
Continue ReadingMattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the…
Continue ReadingPolish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has marked his country’s Independence Day with a call for sustained U.S.…
Continue ReadingMauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a ‘huge’ election defeat
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingRights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan’s war and called for the urgent…
Continue ReadingSuspected shooter and 4 others are found dead in 3 Kansas homes, police say
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are…
Continue ReadingUS Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in…
Continue ReadingUS Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in…
Continue ReadingGunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives
Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in…
Continue ReadingWhen to catch the last supermoon of the year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the…
Continue ReadingRoad accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The…
Continue ReadingKremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and…
Continue ReadingUN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province is endangering children
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in…
Continue ReadingCruise ship rescues 4 from disabled catamaran hundreds of miles off Bermuda, officials say
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off…
Continue ReadingUkraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has deployed nearly 50,000…
Continue ReadingUS regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda…
Continue Reading18-year-old crew member killed as firefighters battle dangerous wildfires burning on both coasts
By Hanna Park, Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires were burning Monday on the East and West…
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