Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it’s a sure bet he…
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Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation
By Dana Karni, Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered…
Continue ReadingUS top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out…
Continue ReadingTrump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental…
Continue ReadingMattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly…
Continue ReadingMattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the…
Continue ReadingPolish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has marked his country’s Independence Day with a call for sustained U.S.…
Continue ReadingMauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a ‘huge’ election defeat
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingRights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan’s war and called for the urgent…
Continue ReadingSuspected shooter and 4 others are found dead in 3 Kansas homes, police say
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are…
Continue ReadingUS Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in…
Continue ReadingUS Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in…
Continue ReadingGunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives
Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in…
Continue ReadingWhen to catch the last supermoon of the year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the…
Continue ReadingRoad accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The…
Continue ReadingKremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and…
Continue ReadingUN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province is endangering children
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in…
Continue ReadingCruise ship rescues 4 from disabled catamaran hundreds of miles off Bermuda, officials say
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off…
Continue ReadingUkraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
By Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has deployed nearly 50,000…
Continue ReadingUS regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda…
Continue Reading18-year-old crew member killed as firefighters battle dangerous wildfires burning on both coasts
By Hanna Park, Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires were burning Monday on the East and West…
Continue ReadingVatican and Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial…
Continue ReadingThe Latin Grammys return to Miami for their 25th anniversary. Here’s what to know
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music has taken the world by storm. Across platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, numbers have skyrocketed,…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations,…
Continue ReadingFire crews on both US coasts battle wildfires
Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and…
Continue ReadingEx-UK soldier facing spying charge admits escaping from prison by hiding under a truck
LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a…
Continue ReadingSerbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he has spoken with Donald Trump, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while…
Continue ReadingCanadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Two Canadian veterans who served with the U.N. peacekeepers in divided Cyprus have shared their…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 11: Presidential transition, House, Climate crisis, Alabama shooting, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Millions across the US are commemorating Veterans Day, a federal holiday honoring active and former US service…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 11: Presidential transition, House, Climate crisis, Alabama shooting, Bitcoin
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Millions across the US are commemorating Veterans Day, a federal holiday honoring active and former US…
Continue ReadingRussian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on…
Continue ReadingChurch of England head Justin Welby under pressure to resign amid abuse scandal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign…
Continue ReadingFormer Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for…
Continue ReadingWHO says mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter where the new variant was detected may be ‘plateauing’
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action now
By Rosa Flores, Julia Vargas Jones, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Mark Morales, Alicia Park, Polo Sandoval, Sara Weisfeldt and Rachel Clarke, CNN…
Continue ReadingFirst emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a…
Continue Reading17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also…
Continue ReadingClimate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night. That put the government on edge
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — They arrived in huge numbers on shared bikes after pedaling 30 miles in the evening chill, pumped by the…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night. That put the government on edge
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — They arrived in huge numbers on shared bikes after pedaling 30 miles in the evening chill, pumped by…
Continue ReadingToxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
By Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India…
Continue ReadingRemembering Armistice Day: Starmer joins Macron in Paris to celebrate Franco-British alliance
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Many European leaders have marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty should be…
Continue ReadingMali detains top executive and 2 others from an Australian gold mining company over dispute
Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute Mining have…
Continue ReadingPakistan suspends railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s railways has suspended all train services to and from a restive southwestern province where a…
Continue ReadingFood Network star on how to help veterans year-round
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — If you really want to help those who served their country on Veterans Day, commit to caring for them all year…
Continue ReadingRound 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of…
Continue ReadingWill Trump’s hush money conviction stand? A judge will rule on the president-elect’s immunity claim
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge is poised to decide whether to uphold Donald Trump’s hush money verdict or dismiss it on…
Continue ReadingChristensen scores 20 in Hawaii’s 80-69 victory against San Jose State at Rainbow Classic
HONOLULU (AP) — Tanner Christensen had 20 points in Hawaii’s 80-69 victory over San Jose State on Sunday night at the Rainbow Classic.…
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