Boy, 13, charged after allegedly planning mass shooting in a synagogue
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has been charged with allegedly planning a mass…
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Rights expert blasts Italy’s handling of gender-based violence and discrimination against women
ROME (AP) — A European human rights expert says violence and discrimination against women in Italy is a “prevailing and urgent concern.” The…
Continue ReadingFinland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire…
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Resumen de noticias de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas del 14 de diciembre
Sofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Sigue las noticias más recientes aquí. Filas de automóviles conduciendo cerca de un área de…
Continue ReadingRaja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the…
Continue Reading76ers’ Daryl Morey mixes basketball with shot at Broadway in absurdist musical ‘Small Ball’
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers President Daryl Morey is the executive producer of a basketball-themed…
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Some Jewish parents rethink elite schools amid antisemitism concerns on campus
CNN, WCBS By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concerns about antisemitism on elite college campuses, some Jewish families are removing…
Continue ReadingA top Justice Department official who spearheaded abortion access efforts will leave in February
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says a top Justice Department official who spearheaded…
Continue ReadingOlder Americans to pay less for some drug treatments as drugmakers penalized for big price jumps
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for some of their outpatient drug…
Continue ReadingBull on tracks disrupts trains between Newark and New York
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday…
Continue ReadingPremier League to have its first female referee when Rebecca Welch handles game on Dec. 23
LONDON (AP) — Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee in the Premier League when she takes charge of the match between Fulham and…
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Pregnant Sienna Miller hits back at age gap ‘judgment’ and ‘double standards’
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Actress Sienna Miller has spoken out about the “judgment” she’s faced becoming a mother again at the age of…
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Oakland mayor calls for hate crime investigation after large menorah in California was destroyed during Hanukkah
By Dakin Andone and LJ Spaet, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Oakland, California, is demanding a hate crime investigation after a large public…
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The battle for the future of Disney just got serious
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A powerful activist investor is escalating his battle over the future of Disney in a long-simmering feud…
Continue Reading Acercamiento de EE.UU. a Milei: alto funcionario se reúne con parte del equipo económico de Argentina
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El asesor adjunto de Seguridad Nacional para la Economía Internacional de EE.UU., Mike Pyle,…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Rep. Nickel won’t seek reelection due to remapping, will consider 2026 Senate bid
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A third North Carolina Democratic member of Congress isn’t seeking reelection this…
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Trump is leading big in Iowa, but these GOP women are looking at someone else
CNN By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole calls the rolling hills of southwest Iowa her happy place, where time with the…
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Experimental cancer vaccine, combined with immunotherapy, continues to show benefits against melanoma, trial shows
CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with…
Continue ReadingUS officials block Elf Bar-maker and others from importing 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. agents recently seized more than 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes from overseas…
Continue ReadingUS officials block Elf Bar-maker and others from importing 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. agents recently seized more than 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes from overseas…
Continue ReadingKentucky Supreme Court upholds legislative, congressional boundaries passed by GOP-led legislature
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky’s Supreme Court has upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts.…
Continue ReadingAppeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has again upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from commenting…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania lawmaker to introduce legislation to require cursive handwriting in schools
By PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG. Pennsylvania (KDKA) — One Pennsylvania House of…
Continue Reading Trump is leading big in Iowa, but these GOP women are looking at someone else
By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole calls the rolling hills of southwest Iowa her happy place, where time with the…
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Mortgage rates drop under 7% for the first time since August
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates fell under 7% for the first time since mid-August this week. It is the seventh…
Continue Reading Vacuna experimental contra el cáncer, combinada con inmunoterapia, sigue mostrando beneficios contra el melanoma, según muestra un ensayo
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Una vacuna de ARNm en investigación utilizada junto con inmunoterapia continúa mostrando beneficios para personas con…
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Pittsburgh-area woman charged after 7-year-old son tests positive for cocaine, police say
By MAMIE BAH, HEATHER LANG Click here for updates on this story MT. OLIVER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A woman from Mt.…
Continue ReadingLong Island mom’s 16-year quest to get Angelica’s Law on the books becomes reality
By CAROLYN GUSOFF Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul late…
Continue Reading NY appeals court hands Trump another defeat over gag order
By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York appellate court rejected Donald Trump’s challenge of the gag order…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Drew Ferguson, a Georgia Republican, says he won’t seek reelection in 2024
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican congressman says he won’t seek reelection to his Georgia seat in…
Continue ReadingTrump’s first criminal trial is scheduled to begin in March but legal appeals threaten that date
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington once…
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Luke Combs apologizes to woman hit with costly legal bill for selling unofficial merchandise
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Luke Combs is trying to do right by a Florida woman who was reportedly ordered to pay $250,000 for using his…
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Navy officer imprisoned in Japan is on his way back to the US, family says
Originally Published: 14 DEC 23 10:05 ET By Jake Tapper and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis who was jailed in…
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‘They’ve got the gun on my head, son’: Nigerian soccer great Mikel John Obi recalls his dad’s harrowing kidnappings
CNN By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Mikel John Obi vividly remembers the moment he was told his father, Pa Michael Obi, had been…
Continue Reading Plebiscito constitucional 2023 de Chile: cómo y dónde votar, papeleta, horarios y más
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Chile realizará el domingo 17 de diciembre el plebiscito constitucional 2023, en el que los ciudadanos…
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A man was charged in the fatal stabbing of beloved Detroit synagogue president. The two didn’t know each other, police say
Originally Published: 13 DEC 23 17:54 ET Updated: 14 DEC 23 10:11 ET By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been…
Continue ReadingMan acquitted of killing three in Minnesota is convicted in unrelated kidnapping, shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man acquitted of killing three people in a 2022 shooting could be heading to prison anyway after being found…
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Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide,…
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Putin says dialogue over WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s release ‘ongoing’ but ‘not easy’
Originally Published: 14 DEC 23 08:09 ET By Rob Picheta and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a dialogue…
Continue ReadingAlice in Wonderland stage play from Chicago fuses circus elements for new PBS broadcast
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first indication that you’re not seeing a run-of-the-mill production of Alice in…
Continue ReadingFormer British soldier to stand trial over Bloody Sunday killings half a century ago
LONDON (AP) — A judge says a former British soldier will stand trial in the killing of two civil rights protesters half a century ago on Bloody…
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Takeaways from the 11-week Trump civil fraud trial
Originally Published: 14 DEC 23 06:00 ET By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Testimony in Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Why Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s best player, will barely make more than some of the worst MLB players
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani just inked a monster contract with a unique structure that will surely make…
Continue Reading Pope calls for treaty regulating AI, warning of potential for ‘technological dictatorship’
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has called for an international treaty to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence, warning…
Continue ReadingSickle cell affects more families in Africa and India, but new gene therapies are out of reach
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood…
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House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with floor vote
Originally Published: 13 DEC 23 05:00 ET Updated: 14 DEC 23 07:19 ET By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans voted…
Continue ReadingSecurity robot will patrol part of downtown Portland
By Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An autonomous security robot is now…
Continue ReadingMen charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing…
Continue Reading The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval rates…
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The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
CNN By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The largest credit union in the US has the widest disparity in mortgage approval…
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