Prayers for ailing Benedict in retired pope’s native Bavaria
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MARKTL AM INN, Germany (AP) — People in Pope Benedict XVI’s Bavarian homeland prayed…
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Military: 3 Pakistani soldiers, 2 militants killed in raid
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says three soldiers were killed when troops have raided a militant hideout in a former militant…
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Benjamin Netanyahu toma posesión como líder del Gobierno probablemente más derechista de Israel
CNNEE (CNN) — Benjamin Netanyahu hizo un dramático regreso como primer ministro de Israel, luego de tomar juramento como líder de lo que…
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Homes on Lake Erie were encased in ice as blizzard whipped frigid waves onshore
By Angela Fritz, CNN Lakefront homes in Ontario were encased in a thick, spiky coat of ice after last weekend’s blizzard whipped frigid waves…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former…
Continue Reading US Census Bureau redefines meaning of ‘urban’ America
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S.…
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US Census Bureau redefines meaning of ‘urban’ America
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S.…
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Kavi Sharma is American Girl’s first South Asian ‘Girl of the Year’
Leah Asmelash, CNN American Girl’s latest “Girl of the Year” is a spunky Broadway-loving dancer and singer — and also the…
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Former Minneapolis police officer charged with assaulting a man during 2020 protests after death of George Floyd
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A former Minneapolis police officer is charged with assaulting a man during nighttime civil unrest following…
Continue Reading As Israel’s Netanyahu returns to office, troubles lie ahead
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After five elections that have paralyzed Israeli politics for nearly four years, Prime Minister…
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‘White Noise’ makes Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig pretty easy to tune out
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adam Driver and writer-director Noah Baumbach follow their collaboration on the dour “Marriage Story” with a…
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Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel’s likely most right-wing government ever
By Rob Picheta, Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday completed a dramatic return as Israel’s prime minister, after being…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon…
Continue Reading Bulgaria summons Russian envoy over warrant for journalist
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s foreign ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador to explain why Moscow has placed a Bulgarian journalist…
Continue Reading Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after more than a week of…
Continue Reading Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after more than a week of…
Continue Reading Applications for US unemployment aid rose slightly last week
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with…
Continue Reading ‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility
By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church.…
Continue Reading ‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility
By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church.…
Continue Reading 3 men in South Africa charged for racist attack at swim pool
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three white men in South Africa have been charged with crimes including attempted murder…
Continue ReadingAn Alaska man says he was finally going to get a heart transplant. A winter storm meant the heart had to go to someone else
By Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN Patrick Holland had only been on the heart transplant list for a few weeks when he said he got a call last…
Continue Reading Christmas tree recycling is a good alternative to landfills
By JOHN RABY Associated Press Taking down the Christmas tree is only one task after the holiday season. For those with a real tree, figuring out what…
Continue Reading Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of…
Continue Reading Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado…
Continue ReadingGeorgia begins repatriation of Native American artifacts from Etowah Indian Mounds
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story GEORGIA (Clayton News Daily) — The Georgia Department of Natural…
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‘Always one step ahead’: Swiss skier Odermatt wins again
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Make it five wins in 12 starts for Marco Odermatt this season. The Swiss skier maintained his dazzling form in the last World…
Continue Reading Applications for US unemployment aid rose slightly last week
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with…
Continue Reading Más de 16 millones de personas están bajo alertas de inundaciones a medida que fuertes nevadas y lluvias azotan el oeste y el centro de EE. UU.
CNNEE (CNN) — A medida que fuertes nevadas en las montañas, lluvias generalizadas y ráfagas de viento continúan barriendo el oeste y…
Continue Reading The TV shows, movies on celebrities’ own winter watchlists
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The weather outside may be frightful, but the myriad viewing options inside can be nothing short of…
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Former Pope Benedict is ‘lucid and vigilant’ but his condition remains serious, Vatican says
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “lucid and vigilant” but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday…
Continue Reading2 in custody in death of Natchitoches toddler
By KRISTY KEPLEY-STEWARD Click here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — Natchitoches police have…
Continue Reading Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious,…
Continue Reading Maria Bakalova wants to make you feel something
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes.…
Continue Reading Death toll climbs as blizzard-battered Buffalo area digs out
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities…
Continue Reading Serbia police detain 2 wanted men in migrant crackdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have detained two people sought on international warrants during a raid to locate migrants and…
Continue Reading Women, kids among 1,200 Afghan migrants jailed in Pakistan
By ADIL JAWAD and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistani police in multiple raids detained at least 1,200…
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UN halts some aid programs in Afghanistan after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers
By Sophie Tanno, CNN The United Nations announced Wednesday it has suspended some of its “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan in the…
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Ruble hits 8-month low against dollar, as falling oil prices and sanctions bite
By Clare Sebastian, CNN Russia’s currency hit an eight-month low Thursday, adding to sharp declines in December as global oil prices fell, and…
Continue Reading Putin oversees commissioning of new Russian navy warships
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen the commissioning of new warships and vowed to further strengthen his country’s navy.…
Continue Reading Aid groups: Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aid agencies are warning that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning women…
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Sesame will join the major food allergens list on January 1, FDA says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Starting January 1, sesame will join the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingNew test can detect elusive sign of Alzheimer’s disease in blood
By Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new test developed…
Continue ReadingCanada ‘monitoring’ as other countries implement COVID-19 testing policies for travellers from China
By Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Following a surge of…
Continue ReadingWall Street’s biggest winners and losers in 2022
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business This hasn’t been a good year for the equities market. The S&P 500 is down nearly 20% and with two trading…
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Three players ejected after bench-clearing brawl during Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic game
By Matias Grez, CNN Three players were ejected after a clash between the Orlando Magic’s Moe Wagner and Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes…
Continue Reading EU doesn’t follow Italy with COVID checks on China arrivals
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is assessing Beijing’s rollback of its strict anti-infection controls but has…
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I-70 reopens in Colorado after 9-hour closure that stranded drivers as heavy snow and rain inundate Western and Central US
By Rob Shackelford, Elizabeth Wolfe and Monica Garrett, CNN An eastbound stretch of Interstate-70 in Colorado has reopened, the state Transportation…
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Erling Haaland is on course to shatter Premier League scoring record after netting 20th goal in just 15 matches
By Matias Grez, CNN It would seem that not even going six weeks without playing competitive football can knock Erling Haaland out of his stride. The…
Continue Reading Serbs revoke troop alert, remove some roadblocks in Kosovo
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs…
Continue Reading South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North drones
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has staged large-scale military drills to simulate shooting down North…
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