Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an…
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On Football: Falcons and Buccaneers flip spots atop the NFC South and playoff races tighten up
AP Pro Football Writer The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins…
Continue ReadingFollowing controversy, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore receives Bronze Star for Army service 18 years ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago. The governor received the…
Continue ReadingUSC up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3
AP Basketball Writer Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn.…
Continue ReadingUSC up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3
AP Basketball Writer Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn.…
Continue ReadingThird entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
Associated Press A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition members say they’re under ‘siege’ as they take refuge in an embassy
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The residence of the Argentine ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, is mostly silent these days. Rather than…
Continue ReadingSurveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military…
Continue ReadingTexas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in…
Continue ReadingTexas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in…
Continue ReadingThe family of a teenager fatally shot by police during a no-knock raid sues Alabama city
The Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn…
Continue ReadingCivil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
Associated Press KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith. He is a…
Continue ReadingBoy in hospital after drones fall from sky at Orlando holiday show
WFTV, CNN By Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in…
Continue ReadingAn ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police officer in the nation’s capital has been convicted of lying to authorities about leaking…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in the death of a woman who burned to death on a New York subway train has been indicted on murder and arson…
Continue ReadingMan faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
Associated Press A man is facing murder and arson charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then…
Continue ReadingJohn Mulaney is back on Broadway in sweet ‘All In’ with some starry friends
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Mulaney’s second trip to Broadway took little convincing. He didn’t even need to look at the…
Continue ReadingBoston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of…
Continue ReadingMozambique court upholds the governing party’s presidential election victory as protests flare again
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential…
Continue ReadingItaly vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has vowed to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania…
Continue ReadingKing Charles to deliver Christmas message at former hospital chapel in break with tradition
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the…
Continue ReadingKosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s election authority has barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election.…
Continue ReadingAI will eavesdrop on world’s wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife
AP Technology Writer PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are…
Continue ReadingNFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant
AP Sports Writer Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.…
Continue ReadingShe’s here for ‘a kitchen pep talk’ during the holiday whirlwind
Associated Press If you’re feeling too overwhelmed to cook during the holidays, maybe a new book by Margaret Eby can help. It’s called “You…
Continue ReadingLuigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges
WABC, CNN By Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker, Kara Scannell and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingTrump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The…
Continue ReadingMatt Petgrave, involved in play that led to Adam Johnson’s death, asks for donations for legal costs
AP Sports Writer Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his…
Continue ReadingNigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
Associated Press As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site, outside the…
Continue ReadingHouse Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a…
Continue ReadingBridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say that that at least two people have been killed and a dozen others are missing after the…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. On…
Continue ReadingFDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer. The Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingRescuers reach a stranded hiker in Slovenia but another is missing during a Balkans snowstorm
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A snowstorm on Monday has brought traffic chaos across Croatia and Bosnia. The bad weather in Slovenia hampered…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying Michael Jordan for one shy of record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying Michael Jordan for one shy of…
Continue ReadingNordstrom to be acquired by Nordstrom family and a Mexican retail group in $6.25 billion deal
AP Business Writer Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican…
Continue ReadingBangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled…
Continue ReadingCongress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has come to the drone market, where…
Continue ReadingA Maui program kept Lahaina families together by paying households to take in fire survivors
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As many as one-third of people displaced by the August 2023 Maui fires wound up in the homes of friends and…
Continue ReadingHow faith communities can be welcoming of believers with disabilities this holiday season and beyond
Associated Press The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor…
Continue ReadingThe Container Store, buffeted by rough housing market and competition, seeks bankruptcy protection
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection, as the storage and organizational goods retailer with…
Continue ReadingTrump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line…
Continue ReadingFrance observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte,…
Continue ReadingThe internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
AP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online…
Continue ReadingThe internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
AP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online…
Continue ReadingWhat a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 23: Subway killing, Starbucks strike, Nissan-Honda merger, Death row sentences, Drone sightings
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Drivers nationwide are getting a welcome gift this holiday season: Cheaper gasoline.…
Continue ReadingImran Khan’s party holds talks with Pakistan’s government to seek former PM’s release
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The opposition party of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has held a first round of talks with the…
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