Auto union boss urges New Jersey lawmakers to pass casino smoking ban
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Shawn Fain, the international president of the United Auto Workers union who recently…
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Takeaways from Volodymyr Zelensky’s crucial day in Washington
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 11:31 ET Updated: 12 DEC 23 11:58 ET By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian…
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How Macy’s became a takeover target
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s has struggled for years against rising competition and shoppers migrating away from…
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Shannen Doherty revisits set tensions on ‘Charmed’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Shannen Doherty is recalling some of the tension she felt with her “Charmed” costars. On a recent…
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Judge rebukes Giuliani over ‘defamatory’ comments he made about Georgia election workers during defamation damages trial
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 10:15 ET By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial in…
Continue ReadingNew evidence led to murder charges in Kenneth Law case, investigators say
By Codi Wilson Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — New evidence in the Kenneth Law case led…
Continue ReadingRights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A local human rights center says security services in Belarus are breaking into…
Continue ReadingYoung Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail
ATLANTA (AP) — The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in…
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Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, hepatitis: Thousands fall ill in war-ravaged Gaza amid spike in infectious diseases
Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 09:53 ET By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections.…
Continue ReadingGeorge Santos attorney expresses optimism about plea talks as expelled congressman appears in court
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos ‘ lawyer expressed optimism about plea…
Continue ReadingUS agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired…
Continue ReadingMaryland judiciary seeks applications to replace slain judge
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s state judiciary is accepting applications to replace a circuit court judge who was killed earlier this year.…
Continue ReadingKwamé Ryan to become music director of Charlotte Symphony in 2024-25
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Kwamé Ryan was hired as music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina and given a four-year…
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Mariana Rodríguez, la ‘influencer’ que busca ser alcaldesa de una de las tres ciudades más importantes de México
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En 2017 a Mariana Rodríguez se le ocurrió publicar un video en Instagram de cómo se maquillaba. Las…
Continue ReadingMaryland college students speak about antisemitism on campus as hate incidents rise
By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Tensions have been building on…
Continue ReadingSearch 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 ReadingThousands gather to honor Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe on anniversary of 1531 apparition
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico…
Continue Reading Directora de Miss Nicaragua, Karen Celebertti, abandona el cargo después de que el Gobierno la acusara de “conspiración y traición”
CNNEE (CNN Español) — La organizadora de Miss Nicaragua, Karen Celebertti, anunció este lunes en su cuenta de Instagram que abandonaba el…
Continue ReadingFinland to reopen 2 out of 8 border crossings with Russia after a 2-week closure over migrant influx
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government says it will reopen two out of eight border crossing points with Russia…
Continue ReadingReparations plan in San Francisco faces uncertainty due to budget cuts
By Jose Martinez Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The future of African-American…
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Biden to meet with hostage families at White House Wednesday
By MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of all eight American hostages…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Ukrainian President Zelensky’s critical trip to Washington
By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Tuesday to make an in-person plea for…
Continue ReadingManá drummer Alex González shares big plans for 2024, including playing London for the first time
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During a career than spans over four decades, Grammy-winning Mexican rockers Maná have toured the…
Continue Reading8 arrested after blocking traffic on Interstate 94 near Lowry Tunnel during rush hour
By Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities say several protesters…
Continue ReadingFar-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…
Continue ReadingSon 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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