Pennsylvania grandmother is found dead days after fall into sinkhole, police say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The body of a Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a fresh sinkhole this week while searching for her…
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Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search
Associated Press The remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat,…
Continue ReadingThe NAACP ends its challenge over Mississippi creating a new court in majority-Black capital city
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NAACP is ending its lawsuit that challenged a decision by the majority-white and Republican-run…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue
AP Pro Football Writer Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is stepping away from his ESPN analyst role for an extended time to focus on a personal…
Continue ReadingWhoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in ‘Annie’ this holiday season in New York
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business — never work with animals or…
Continue ReadingWhoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in ‘Annie’ this holiday season in New York
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business — never work with animals or…
Continue ReadingA mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it deployed experts to investigate a mystery flu-like disease…
Continue ReadingIndiana Supreme Court denies stay of execution; first state execution in 15 years moves forward
Associated Press The Indiana Supreme Court has denied a request to stay the execution of man convicted in the killings of his brother and three other…
Continue ReadingSudan documentary implores world to remember how a hopeful revolution became a forgotten war
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A new documentary chronicles Sudan’s 2019 revolution and the period of time immediately after the…
Continue ReadingJury will consider lesser charge in NYC subway chokehold case, judge dismisses manslaughter charge
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly subway passenger has…
Continue ReadingGreek police arrest 3 accused of faking and selling at auction scores of artworks
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in northern Greece on suspicion of systematically counterfeiting artworks by…
Continue ReadingJury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from an Orlando amusement park ride in 2022 have won a $310…
Continue ReadingBaloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani think tank says a Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a national security threat as the…
Continue ReadingManslaughter charge against Daniel Penny dismissed, jury to continue deliberating lesser charge Monday
By Lauren del Valle, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN New York (CNN) — A judge granted a motion from Manhattan prosecutors…
Continue ReadingTexas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The speaker of the Texas House has dropped efforts to keep his powerful post following a…
Continue ReadingMore than a million oven gloves are being recalled after consumers report 92 minor burns
NEW YORK (AP) — More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after dozens of injury reports. Video and…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump says preparing to enter the White House for the second time looks a lot…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US
AP Business Writer A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing…
Continue ReadingPrincess of Wales takes another step in return to public life after chemotherapy with carol service
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales took another step Friday in her return to public life following cancer treatment, in hosting…
Continue ReadingMan leaps on polar bear to save wife from attack
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A man is recovering from serious injuries after leaping onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled…
Continue ReadingHow Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a…
Continue ReadingWill Juan Soto top Shohei Ohtani’s deal? In the era of deferred money, it might depend on the math
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the…
Continue ReadingWill Juan Soto top Shohei Ohtani’s deal? In the era of deferred money, it might depend on the math
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star
AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024. The award comes after a season where he…
Continue ReadingIsraeli President Herzog called Elon Musk to discuss revival of hostage talks, source says
By Lauren Izso, Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Elon Musk “in the last few days” to…
Continue ReadingUnder assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a…
Continue ReadingTrump offers a public show of support for Hegseth and says he believes he can be confirmed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice…
Continue ReadingWind-driven brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools
BALTIMORE (AP) — Firefighters are battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the…
Continue ReadingElon Musk funded a super PAC comparing Trump’s position on abortion to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s
Associated Press Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC that focused on advertising likening Donald Trump’s stance on abortion to that of…
Continue ReadingLa policía arrestó a un sujeto sospechoso de protagonizar una balacera en Palm Springs
Lina Robles Después de una excelente investigación la policía arrestó a un sujeto sospechoso de herir de bala a un hombre…
Continue ReadingLos departamentos de policía del Valle de Coachella ponen su mayor esfuerzo por mantener segura a la comunidad
Lina Robles Los diferentes departamentos de policía del Valle de Coachella están poniendo su mayor esfuerzo en mantener las comunidades…
Continue ReadingHan Kang, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, is shocked by recent events in South Korea
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, says she was shocked at this…
Continue ReadingBoston City Council member is arrested on fraud and theft charges
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Boston city councilor has been arrested on federal fraud charges, accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus…
Continue ReadingAlternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10…
Continue ReadingAlternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10…
Continue ReadingStellantis recalling more than 300,000 Ram trucks for braking system defect
AP Business Writer Stellantis is recalling more than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks because a faulty part could cause certain braking and…
Continue ReadingA Chinese vessel has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Local authorities in Somalia have confirmed that a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew members…
Continue ReadingRomania’s top court annuls presidential election result
By Monica Sarbu and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country’s 2024…
Continue ReadingWhere Turkey stands as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey have jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government with many…
Continue ReadingSale of UK’s Observer, world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values, is agreed
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The sale of the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media…
Continue ReadingRomania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election,…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s ruling party leader calls for suspension of president’s powers in dramatic reversal
CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling…
Continue ReadingThe EU and a South American trade bloc reach a giant trade deal after 25 years of talks
Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The European Union has reached a blockbuster free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina and the three…
Continue ReadingMali court frees 11 signatories to declaration calling for ruling military junta to stand down
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A court in Mali has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the…
Continue ReadingSyrian rebels claim to take control of Daraa, birthplace of the 2011 uprising, inching closer to Damascus
By Eyad Kourdi, Christian Edwards and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in…
Continue ReadingPrincess of Wales joined by family as she hosts annual Christmas carol service
By Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s royals are getting into the Christmas spirit after attending the Princess of…
Continue ReadingHundreds of people in Chad protest against the French military presence in the country
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Chad to call for the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a…
Continue ReadingThe EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia’s role in Romanian election turmoil
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files…
Continue ReadingPutin signs agreement offering Russia’s security guarantees to ally Belarus
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of…
Continue ReadingBerlin’s new panda twins have been named. Meet Leni and Lotti, or Meng Hao and Meng Tian
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new panda twins now have names — or rather, two names apiece. The two female cubs, born at the Berlin Zoo on Aug. 22,…
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