Dubai ends 30% tax on alcohol sales, fee for liquor licenses
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ROME (AP) — Dubai has ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licenses…
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Libya: Mass grave with 18 bodies found in ex-IS stronghold
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say they have found 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in the central coastal city of…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 9 hurt in Alabama shooting near New Year’s Eve party
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police say one person has been killed and nine hurt in a shooting a few blocks away from where thousands were in the streets…
Continue Reading Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After the best semifinal day in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff, the title game…
Continue Reading Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After the best semifinal day in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff, the title game…
Continue Reading New Israeli government vows to develop West Bank tourism
JERUSALEM (AP) — The tourism minister of Israel’s new hardline government has promised to invest in the West Bank, calling the occupied area…
Continue Reading French-born artist finds inspiration on remote Easter Island
By MARIA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — Rapa Nui – the remote Chilean territory in the mid-Pacific widely known as…
Continue Reading Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, no solemn announcement by a…
Continue Reading Pelé brought renown to Santos, Brazilian port city and team
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Pelé. Santos, Brazil. Over decades, adoring fans around the world mailed thousands of…
Continue ReadingSuspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to waive extradition at Tuesday hearing, attorney says
By Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Wolfe and Jean Casarez, CNN The suspect in the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho college students plans to waive…
Continue ReadingCanada to require negative COVID-19 test for air travellers coming from China
By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — The federal government has announced it…
Continue Reading‘I have no one’: Kinless Canadians struggling to age with dignity
By Natasha O’Neill Click here for updates on this story Mississauga, Ont. (CTV Network) — Genevieve Sopel is…
Continue ReadingReal Madrid star Vinícius Jr. says LaLiga ‘doing nothing’ over racist abuse
By Aimee Lewis, CNN Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. accused LaLiga of “doing nothing” about racism at matches after the Brazil star…
Continue Reading UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a…
Continue ReadingA pregnant mom crossed the Rio Grande decades ago to give her unborn child a better life. Now her daughter is becoming a member of Congress
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Delia Ramirez walks toward the microphone determined to make her message heard. “It is time — it is past…
Continue Reading Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after fresh Russian attacks
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone…
Continue Reading Dems, GOP have distinct priorities for 2023: AP-NORC poll
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eva Guzman’s expenses have swelled, but she feels comfortable financially thanks to…
Continue ReadingThis wildlife rehabilitator rescued over 1,600 bats during Houston cold snap
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Texas wildlife rehabilitator nursed over 1,600 frozen bats back to health in her attic after many of them fell from their…
Continue ReadingThis wildlife rehabilitator rescued over 1,600 bats during Houston cold snap
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Texas wildlife rehabilitator nursed over 1,600 frozen bats back to health in her attic after many of them fell from their…
Continue ReadingExtend your life with these New Year’s resolutions
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Looking for New Year’s resolutions that can extend your life? Master these three science-based healthy habits during…
Continue Reading5 science-based strategies for nailing your New Year’s resolutions
By Katy Milkman, CNN It’s that time of year again. Champagne bottles have been popped, balls have dropped, and now your friends, family and…
Continue ReadingNFL Week 17 preview: Playoff race approaches boiling point as Tom Brady’s season teeters
By Matt Foster, CNN Tom Brady is no stranger to high pressure situations — although usually they come in the playoffs, as opposed to the weeks…
Continue Reading Trump rings in 2023 facing headwinds in his White House run
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began 2022 on a high. Primary candidates were flocking to Florida to court the…
Continue Reading Stampede during New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police say a stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s…
Continue Reading Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several”…
Continue ReadingInflation is killing the first dinner date
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Singles are ditching pricey white tablecloth meals for romance in the park or on a walk instead. The high cost of dining…
Continue Reading Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear assets, inmates
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and India say they have exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities as part of a 1988 agreement that bans them from…
Continue Reading1 killed, 8 injured in New Year’s Eve shooting in Alabama
By Tina Burnside and Michelle Watson, CNN A 24-year-old man was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday…
Continue Reading Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died…
Continue Reading Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died…
Continue Reading Benedict leaves German homeland with complicated legacy
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI leaves his homeland with a complicated legacy: pride in a German pontiff but a…
Continue ReadingFrom increases in minimum wage to recreational marijuana, these new laws take effect in 2023
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN As President Joe Biden scored several legislative wins last year, voters across the country headed to the polls in November to…
Continue Reading ‘Lord, I love you’: Aide recounts Benedict’s last words
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his longtime…
Continue Reading Pakistan: 1 soldier, 4 militants killed in army operation
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The army says a military operation in Pakistan’s northwest targeting militants triggered a firefight that left a soldier and…
Continue ReadingThree NYPD officers injured in machete attack near New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, officials say
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Three New York City police officers are in stable condition after being struck by a man wielding a machete in an unprovoked…
Continue ReadingMyths and facts about treating a hangover
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
Continue ReadingMyths and facts about treating a hangover
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
Continue Reading Islamic State claims attack on Egypt police that killed 4
CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a militant attack on a police checkpoint in Egypt’s Suez Canal city of…
Continue ReadingEpic flooding leads to water rescues and highway closures in California as the storm system threatens more states
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Haley Brink, CNN More than 15 million people from the West Coast to Wisconsin are under winter weather alerts…
Continue Reading Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Veteran reporter Giovanna Chirri was starting to doze off in the Vatican press room on a…
Continue Reading While blamed, Benedict fought sex abuse more than past popes
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is rightly credited with having been one of the 20th century’s…
Continue Reading Ground crew worker killed in accident at Alabama airport
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A member of an airline ground crew working at an Alabama airport died Saturday afternoon in an accident at the facility.…
Continue ReadingColorado library closes due to meth contamination
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Boulder, Colorado, has closed its main public library due to methamphetamine contamination in the facility’s bathrooms and…
Continue Reading Police probe motive in attack on officers near Times Square
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man…
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Two earthquakes strike south Monterey county in an hour, the biggest a 4.0
PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) Saturday evening at 10:49 p.m., an earthquake registering 4.0 shook parts of south Monterey County. This, after a 3.2…
Continue Reading Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to…
Continue Reading Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to…
Continue ReadingTSA finds gun parts hidden in peanut butter jars at JFK Airport
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International airport got into a sticky situation — literally. A Rhode…
Continue ReadingPetro anuncia acuerdo de cese al fuego con el ELN y otros grupos armados en Colombia
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, informó este sábado que se llegó a un acuerdo de “cese…
Continue ReadingAnita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters, has died at age 74,…
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