Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah…
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Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has met with Britain’s…
Continue ReadingLOCAL NEWS Search resumes for missing teen Brissa Romero, after car found in Chicago area pond
By Andrew Ramos, Darius Johnson, Todd Feurer, Click here for updates on this story VERNON HILLS, Illinois (WBBM) —…
Continue ReadingBusy Rhode Island bridge closed suddenly after structural problem found, and repair will take months
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its…
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Climate summit in Dubai goes into overtime as bitter division over fossil fuels delays agreement
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 03:05 ET Updated: 12 DEC 23 09:20 ET By Angela Dewan, CNN Dubai (CNN) — The global climate summit went into…
Continue ReadingMaryland college students speak about antisemitism on campus as hate crime incidents rise
By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Tensions have been building on…
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80 years after his death at Pearl Harbor, a sailor’s remains are returned home
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 09:14 ET By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Every December, Deb Conti’s grandmother would pull out the wrinkled…
Continue ReadingUS announces new sanctions on Russia’s weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new…
Continue ReadingThe Dutch counterterror agency has raised the national threat alert to the second-highest level
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch counterterrorism agency has lifted the country’s threat alert to its…
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Doctors should intervene to help children with obesity, task force draft says, but it doesn’t recommend surgery or meds
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that…
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Policía Nacional de Colombia captura a presunto feminicida de Michel Dayana González, una niña de 14 años
CNNEE (CNN) — El director de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, general William Salamanca, informó este lunes que capturaron en la ciudad de…
Continue ReadingDeath of Adam Johnson sparks renewed interest in guard mandates for youth hockey
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his…
Continue ReadingScientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the…
Continue ReadingSwedish authorities say 5 people died when a construction elevator crashed to the ground
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — All five people inside a construction site elevator that crashed to the ground in Stockholm have died, a Swedish…
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Tracy Morgan ‘started crying’ after discovering he’s related to friend and rapper Nas
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cousins, though not identical cousins. Tracy Morgan has revealed that he has a familial tie with one of his…
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Jennifer Aniston texted with ‘happy and healthy’ Matthew Perry hours before his death
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry were in communication in the day he passed. The “Friends” costars,…
Continue ReadingGardner family remembers father who died rocking his baby to sleep
By Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story GARDNER, Kansas (KCTV) — A family is mourning the sudden death of a…
Continue ReadingFormer Manitoba missionary couple convicted of child sex crimes in Dominican Republic
By Taylor Brock Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — A missionary couple, previously…
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After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
CNN, WCCO By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a…
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Zara pulls controversial ad campaign that critics said evoked Gaza war
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Zara has pulled an advertising campaign that provoked a backlash from people decrying what they said…
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Judge rebukes Giuliani over ‘defamatory’ comments he made about Georgia election workers during defamation damages trial
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial in Washington, DC, rebuked the former Donald…
Continue ReadingKentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity
By BRUCE SCHREINER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Attorneys for a pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingSpain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that they have confiscated 11 tons of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the…
Continue Reading Whitmer’s push for abortion rights continues as she repeals insurance requirement in Michigan
By Jessica Estepa, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed the final piece of the state’s Reproductive Health Act into…
Continue Reading The US government plans to go all-in on using AI. But it lacks a plan, says a government watchdog
By Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US government plans to vastly expand its reliance on artificial intelligence, but it…
Continue ReadingGerman prosecutors indict 27 people in connection with an alleged far-right coup plot
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have filed terrorism charges against 27 people, including a self-styled…
Continue ReadingFor a brilliant gift-opening move, consider the wide range of creative chess sets
By KIM COOK Associated Press Part game, part sport — part home decor? Chess sets come in a range of designs from the museum-worthy to the…
Continue ReadingPassengers lodge in military barracks after Amsterdam to Detroit flight is forced to land in Canada
By BEATRICE DUPUY and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent the night in a…
Continue ReadingBloody diarrhea, jaundice, hepatitis: Thousands fall ill in war-ravaged Gaza amid spike in infectious diseases
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s economy is deteriorating as its civil conflict intensifies, World Bank report says
BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank says Myanmar’s economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March. Conditions have…
Continue Reading‘It’s stressful’: SLMPD now short over 300 officers as they continue to fight city crime
By Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — While St. Louis Metropolitan Police…
Continue ReadingColumn: Rahm goes back on his word. But circumstances changed
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jon Rahm is the latest player to go back on his word by joining LIV Golf. He was among the early proponents of the…
Continue ReadingMan accused of holding Atlanta News First reporter and photojournalist hostage arrested
By Atlanta News First Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man accused of holding an…
Continue Reading How Harvard President Claudine Gay made history
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay has drawn national attention over her contentious comments on…
Continue ReadingDisgruntled employee allegedly shoots into store after demanding more pay
By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Some employees at a store on Broad…
Continue ReadingMultiple shooters, guns used in drive-by that killed 9-year-old girl, Mobile County DA says
By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A drive-by shooting that claimed the…
Continue ReadingPakistani armed forces suffer deadliest attack this year
By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Twenty-three Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday when a six-man suicide…
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80 years after his death at Pearl Harbor, a sailor’s remains are returned home
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Every December, Deb Conti’s grandmother would pull out the wrinkled letter and faded photograph she…
Continue ReadingHarvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash
By STEVE LeBLANC and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious…
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Seasonable, Mild Tuesday
More dry weather expected in the short term as a ridge rebuilds on the West Coast. Seasonable temperatures early in the week will warm to 5ºF above…
Continue ReadingUkraine faces heavy attack from air and cyberspace while Zelenskyy in US presses for more funding
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local officials say Ukraine has came under heavy attack from the air and from cyberspace.…
Continue Reading Sununu endorses Haley, hoping to slow Trump’s march to nomination
By Jeff Zeleny, Alison Main, Ebony Davis and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Republican presidential…
Continue ReadingSinger Zahara, South Africa’s Afro-soul sensation and beloved ‘Country Girl,’ dies aged 36
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background with no…
Continue ReadingAs more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden
By EDNA TARIGAN and REZA SAIFULLAH Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia says it is appealing to the international community for…
Continue ReadingMI6 chief thanks Russian state television for its ‘help’ in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for…
Continue ReadingChinese leaders consider next steps for economy as debt and deflation cloud outlook for coming year
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — State media say Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic…
Continue Reading Inflation is slowly coming down and no longer outweighing Americans’ wages
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Sometimes boring and predictable can be good things. The latest Consumer Price Index report wasn’t…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores 50th goal of 2023 as potential Lionel Messi clash is announced
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of the calendar year on Monday as Al Nassr advanced to the semifinals of…
Continue ReadingA Moldovan court annuls a ban on an alleged pro-Russia party that removed it from local elections
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — An appeals court in Moldova has annulled a decision that banned hundreds of candidates from an alleged pro-Russia…
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