How American presidents have planned their own funerals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew…
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‘It’s a very different beast’: Rio Ferdinand calls for ‘long-term thinking’ amid turbulent times at Manchester United
By Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Rio Ferdinand knows first-hand the weight of expectation that comes with donning the iconic red…
Continue ReadingFinnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor…
Continue ReadingAn Iraqi couple is charged in Germany with keeping and abusing Yazidi girls as slaves
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor has charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, alleging they kept two young…
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For young users, tobacco packets like Zyn are a nicotine trend that just won’t quit
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Tiny packets of nicotine have quickly become a big problem for parents and schools. They’re available at gas…
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Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess…
Continue ReadingSyrian elections could take up to 4 years to organize, de facto leader says
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has…
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Beautiful, Brisk Monday
A cold and drying air mass is settling in behind Sunday’s cold front that brought the Central Coast rain. Monday will be beautiful, just cool and…
Continue ReadingValue-seekers drove 2024’s retail trends and dead ends
AP Business Writers Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as…
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From Biden to Clinton: Jimmy Carter’s relationships with his modern successors
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter’s active post-presidency extended to relationships with his seven successors in the…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic: Coach Andy Murray ‘bringing a fresh look to my game’
By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic has credited rival-turned-coach Andy Murray with bringing a “fresh look” to his game ahead of…
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ANÁLISIS | Lo que la disputa por las visas dice sobre la próxima administración de Trump
Por Stephen Collinson La decisión de Donald Trump de apoyar a Elon Musk en el tema de las visas para trabajadores de alta tecnología es el ejemplo…
Continue Reading18 passengers killed in 2 separate road accidents in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities say 18 passengers have been killed in two separate road accidents in Pakistan. Police say the first accident happened…
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What to expect for gas prices in 2025
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — More good news is coming to inflation-weary drivers: Gas prices are expected to drop in 2025 for the third…
Continue ReadingChip Kelly returns to the Rose Bowl, this time as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator
AP Sports Writer Of all the things Chip Kelly is looking forward to in his return trip to Southern California, there is one that rises above…
Continue Reading Making financial resolutions? Keep your list short and specific
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — So you want to get your financial life in order. And you swear that 2025 will be the year you do it. In fact,…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Jimmy Carter nunca nombró a un juez de la Corte Suprema, pero dejó un legado judicial notable
Por Joan Bikupic Jimmy Carter, que cumplió un solo mandato presidencial completo sin la oportunidad de nombrar a un juez de la Corte Suprema, dejó…
Continue ReadingWhat the visa feud says about the coming Trump administration
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s siding with Elon Musk over visas for high-tech workers is the most significant…
Continue Reading Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves proposes to girlfriend after team reaches first playoff berth since 2020
By Ben Church and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was a successful night for Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves, for more reasons than one.…
Continue ReadingThis company is making industrial robots more ‘human’
By Jacopo Prisco and Evan John, CNN (CNN) — One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt,…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s prosecutor charges 13 in a deadly canopy fall that fueled mass protests
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s public prosecutor has indicted 13 people including a former minister over the collapse of a…
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What experts see in the ‘shocking and disturbing’ video of New York man’s fatal beating in prison
By Zoe Sottile and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York…
Continue Reading La estrella de ‘Alice’, ganadora de un premio Tony, Linda Lavin, muere a los 87 años
Por Jessie Yeung Linda Lavin, la actriz y cantante ganadora de premios Tony y Globo de Oro mejor conocida por protagonizar la comedia de CBS…
Continue Reading Sollozos y oraciones resuenan en aeropuerto de Corea del Sur mientras las familias lloran a las víctimas del accidente aéreo
Por Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae y Alex Stambaugh Los sonidos de sollozos, oraciones y angustia resonaron este lunes en la sala de salidas…
Continue ReadingGisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband won’t appeal his 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating mass rapes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his 20-year sentence for drugging and raping…
Continue Reading Le prendieron fuego y nadie sabe su nombre. Cómo se cruzaron el sistema inmigratorio y la falta de vivienda en el metro de NY
Por Gloria Pazmino y Sabrina Shulman Ya pasó una semana desde que una mujer murió en un vagón del metro de Nueva York, presuntamente incendiada…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter never appointed a Supreme Court justice, but he left a remarkable judicial legacy
Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Carter, who served a single full presidential term without the chance to appoint a Supreme Court…
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Tony-winning ‘Alice’ star Linda Lavin dies at 87
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Linda Lavin, the Tony- and Golden Globe-winning actress and singer best known for starring in the CBS sitcom…
Continue Reading Tres mujeres mueren tras comer pastel de Navidad en un presunto envenenamiento en Brasil
Por Duarte Mendonca y Michael Rios Tres mujeres murieron después de comer un pastel de Navidad en un presunto caso de envenenamiento en Brasil.…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups employing Afghan women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights…
Continue ReadingLinda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing…
Continue ReadingLinda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing…
Continue Reading Arrestan al director del hospital de Gaza y lo trasladan a un centro de detención militar israelí, según detenidos liberados
Por Abeer Salman, Tareq Al Hilou, Hira Humayun y Irene Nasser, Un destacado director de un hospital palestino que fue arrestado por Israel en una…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter, un presidente de un solo mandato que se convirtió en un estadista trotamundos, muere a los 100 años
Por Stephen Collinson El expresidente Jimmy Carter, un agricultor de maní de Georgia que prometió restaurar la moralidad y la verdad en la…
Continue ReadingTugboat sinks in the Mississippi River after collision with tanker ship in Louisiana
LULING, La. (AP) — The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker…
Continue ReadingSome cheer and toast to welcome the New Year. In Taiwan, people cry their eyes out
By Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei (CNN) — Harry Li never thought that an online event he created to celebrate New Year’s Eve just for laughs would…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft…
Continue ReadingSobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish…
Continue ReadingJuJu Watkins scores 31 points to propel No. 4 Southern California past No. 23 Michigan 78-58
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, making 13 of 14 free throws, and No. 4 Southern California beat No. 23 Michigan…
Continue ReadingNow Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s long-ruling Baath party has frozen its activities after insurgents overthrew President Bashar…
Continue ReadingHotel fire in popular Bangkok tourist area kills 3 foreigners
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three…
Continue ReadingIn Gaza’s crowded tent camps, women wrestle with a life stripped of privacy
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded…
Continue ReadingIncumbents had a bad year. Will 2025 be different?
Analysis by Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Billed as “the year of democracy,” 2024 may ultimately be remembered as the year voters sent…
Continue ReadingKopitar scores twice in third, Kings fight back for 5-4 win over Flyers
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored twice, Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings got their seventh…
Continue ReadingA butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest…
Continue Reading‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing…
Continue ReadingLessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When voters around the globe had their say in 2024, their message was often: “You’re fired.” Some 70 countries…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
AP Business Writers U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell…
Continue ReadingGaza hospital director held at notorious Israeli military detention center, recently released detainees say
By Abeer Salman, Tareq Al Hilou, Hira Humayun and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Palestinian hospital director who was arrested by…
Continue ReadingBrazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ tops box office, forcing nation to reckon with dictatorship trauma
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas. But, nearly two months after its release, “I’m Still…
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