Death toll from sinking of Thai navy ship rises to 18
By Kocha Olarn, CNN Thailand‘s navy said Sunday that the death toll from the sinking of one of its warships earlier in the week had risen to…
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North Macedonia takes emergency anti-pollution steps
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government say it’s imposing urgent measures in…
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North Macedonia takes emergency anti-pollution steps
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government say it’s imposing urgent measures in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Paris shooting suspect wanted to kill migrants
PARIS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris ahead of Christmas weekend told investigators that he had set out that…
Continue ReadingEl papa envía mensaje de paz mundial en la bendición anual de Navidad
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El papa Francisco expresó su deseo de paz mundial durante su mensaje anual de Navidad y la bendición que…
Continue Reading US warns of possible attack in Islamabad amid security fears
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is warning its staff of a possible attack on Americans at a top hotel in Pakistan’s capital. Local…
Continue Reading King Charles salutes late queen, public workers in speech
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his first Christmas message as monarch. In the…
Continue ReadingChina’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed…
Continue Reading5 Christmas traditions from around the world you may not know
By Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For some, the…
Continue ReadingSisters of the Valley: The ‘weed nuns’ trying to heal the world through cannabis
By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Out near…
Continue ReadingThis year’s top health-related Google searches are in, and Covid-19 is nowhere to be found
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN You can learn a lot from a search history. This month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list to show…
Continue ReadingUS flight cancellations on Christmas Day top 3,100
By Forrest Brown, CNN With much of the United States still reeling from a nearly weeklong winter storm, flight cancellations and delays and other…
Continue Reading Ex-Maldives leader gets 11 years for money laundering, bribe
MALE, Maldives (AP) — A court in Maldives has found the former president guilty of money laundering and accepting a bribe and sentenced him to 11…
Continue ReadingUS flight cancellations on Christmas Day top 3,100
By Forrest Brown, CNN With much of the United States still reeling from a nearly weeklong winter storm, flight cancellations and delays and other…
Continue Reading Netanyahu rebukes far-right ally for anti-LGBTQ comments
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Designated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of his new coalition…
Continue ReadingHow personal injury lawyers took over your TV
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Drive down any highway in America or turn on the TV for 10 minutes and you’ll probably see an advertisement for a…
Continue ReadingHow personal injury lawyers took over your TV
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Drive down any highway in America or turn on the TV for 10 minutes and you’ll probably see an advertisement for a…
Continue ReadingDejan más migrantes frente a la casa de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris en medio del frío en la víspera de Navidad
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Varios autobuses llenos de inmigrantes fueron dejados frente a la residencia de la vicepresidenta Kamala…
Continue Reading Spending bill aids retirees, and boosts financial industry
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A section of the new $1.7 trillion spending bill from Congress has been billed as a dramatic…
Continue Reading Spending bill aids retirees, and boosts financial industry
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A section of the new $1.7 trillion spending bill from Congress has been billed as a dramatic…
Continue Reading Leader of ex-communist rebels becomes Nepal’s new PM
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of former communist rebels has become Nepal’s new prime minister with…
Continue Reading South Africa counts damage, death by tanker truck explosion
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is coming to grips with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by…
Continue Reading China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
By LAURA UNGAR and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists…
Continue Reading Pope’s lament: Icy winds of war buffet humanity at Christmas
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of…
Continue ReadingA Kentucky woman won $175,000 after getting a lottery ticket at an office holiday party
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Kentucky woman brought home the best present at her office gift exchange. Lori Janes, from Louisville, won $175,000 after…
Continue ReadingZelensky rallies Ukrainians with defiant Christmas message after deadly Russian barrage in Kherson
By Sophie Tanno, Svitlana Vlasova and Dennis Lapin, CNN President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to have “patience and faith” in…
Continue Reading Christmas Eve shooting at UK pub leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
A Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in northwest England killed a young woman and wounded three men, police said Sunday. The Merseyside Police force…
Continue Reading4 people dead in British Columbia bus crash that left more than 50 hospitalized, officials say
By Tina Burnside, Jennifer Feldman and Chris Boyette, CNN Four people died in a Christmas Eve bus crash that sent more than 50 people to hospitals in…
Continue Reading Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
NEW YORK (AP) — Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a…
Continue Reading Some Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia
By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BOBRYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians.…
Continue Reading Soldier, militant dead in Pakistan after clash near border
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces have killed a militant in a shootout near the border with…
Continue Reading 58 weak Rohingya land on Indonesian beach after weeks at sea
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in…
Continue Reading 4 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women
RIAZAT BUTT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Four major international aid groups say they will suspend their operations in Afghanistan following a…
Continue ReadingFire on board a JetBlue plane forces the evacuation of more than 160 passengers at New York’s JFK airport
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN A fire on board a JetBlue Airways plane forced more than 160 passengers to evacuate using emergency slides at New York’s…
Continue ReadingProlonged winter storm causes at least 37 deaths and leaves thousands without power
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The prolonged winter storm that brought heavy snow, high winds and brutal cold to most of the US this past week has killed at…
Continue ReadingTaliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
By Sahar Akbarzai and Shafi Kakar, CNN A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a…
Continue Reading Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride…
Continue Reading Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister signals deeper ties with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended what he said was his country’s position of impartiality on the war in Ukraine on Sunday…
Continue Reading Miscues, missed chances cost Raiders in loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — No miracle ending this time. Just more of the same for the Las Vegas Raiders. Essentially gifted a victory by New England last…
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Miscues, missed chances cost Raiders in loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — No miracle ending this time. Just more of the same for the Las Vegas Raiders. Essentially gifted a victory by New England last…
Continue Reading‘Life or death:’ As Britons buckle under the cost of living crisis, many resort to ‘warm banks’ for heat this winter
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN In a community center in central London, a young child plays in a makeshift area as her caregiver rocks her stroller and chats…
Continue Reading Middle Tennessee beat San Diego State 25-23 in Hawaii Bowl
By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Zeke Rankin kicked four field goals, including a 37-yarder for the go-ahead score with 2:05 left,…
Continue Reading Middle Tennessee beat San Diego State 25-23 in Hawaii Bowl
By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Zeke Rankin kicked four field goals, including a 37-yarder for the go-ahead score with 2:05 left,…
Continue Reading Steelers honor Franco Harris by rallying past Raiders 13-10
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin wasn’t ready to go there, with all due respect. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach understands the symmetry…
Continue Reading Steelers honor Franco Harris by rallying past Raiders 13-10
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin wasn’t ready to go there, with all due respect. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach understands the symmetry…
Continue Reading‘Do something good’ this Christmas, Pope Francis says
By Delia Gallagher Pope Francis asked people this Christmas to “do something good,” during his homily at Christmas Eve Mass in St.…
Continue Reading Harris’ widow on field in Pittsburgh as his No. 32 retired
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers retired the No. 32 of Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris during a bittersweet halftime ceremony. The…
Continue ReadingMore migrants dropped off outside vice president’s home in freezing weather on Christmas Eve
By Noah Gray, CNN Several busloads of migrants were dropped off in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington, DC, on…
Continue Reading Back-to-back losses leave Commanders in QB quandary
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Back-to-back losses haven’t knocked Washington out of playoff position just…
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