Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180…
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DeSantis appointee says he won’t help his elected replacement take office
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state attorney in Florida is telling his staff he can’t help his elected…
Continue ReadingFive years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of…
Continue ReadingMissouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri business groups have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and…
Continue ReadingDeadly 2022 air show crash in Texas was caused by a lack of proper planning, investigators say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators say a lack of proper planning probably caused a deadly crash of World War II-era military planes at a 2022…
Continue ReadingPassenger who tried to force Mexican plane to fly to US said he was under threat by criminals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force…
Continue ReadingAvalanche swap goaltenders by sending Georgiev to Sharks as part of a deal for Blackwood
AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — On his 28th birthday, goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood received a trade to the Colorado Avalanche along with some…
Continue ReadingUS to host 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships featuring swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada and Japan will be held in…
Continue ReadingJudge weighs Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges participating in state program
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether a Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges that participate…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses charges against Karen Read supporter who scattered rubber ducks and fake $100 bills
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge has dismissed witness intimidation and criminal harassment charges against a backer of Karen…
Continue ReadingNvidia’s stock dips after China opens probe of the AI chip company for violating anti-monopoly laws
AP Business Writer Shares of Nvidia fell Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations…
Continue ReadingUS hostage envoy in Beirut to seek information on missing journalist Austin Tice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the U.S. government’s top hostage negotiator is in Beirut in hopes of collecting information on the…
Continue ReadingRescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife rescuers are rushing to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after a spill in a Boston…
Continue ReadingVirginia man charged in FBI sting with supporting Islamic State goes on trial
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A terrorism trial is underway against a Virginia man accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to…
Continue ReadingLiberty guard Sabrina Ionescu has procedure to stabilize UCL in right thumb, AP source says
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu underwent a procedure last week on her right thumb to stabilize the…
Continue ReadingTrump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might…
Continue ReadingA long road ahead to decide Syria’s future after rapid end to Assad’s rule
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — For the first time in 50 years, the question of how Syria will be governed is wide open. The end of the Assad…
Continue ReadingCal and No. 24 UNLV square off in the LA Bowl
LA Bowl: Cal (6-6) vs. No. 19 UNLV (10-3), Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by 3. KEY MATCHUP The Golden Bears average 3.5…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M plays USC for the Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M (8-4) vs. USC (6-6), Dec. 27 at 10:30 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 2.5 KEY MATCHUP The…
Continue ReadingNorthern Illinois takes on Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-6), Dec. 23 at 2:30 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Northern Illinois…
Continue ReadingHawaii Bowl pits San Jose State against South Florida
Hawaii Bowl: South Florida (6-6) vs. San Jose State (7-5), Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: San Jose State by 2.5 KEY MATCHUP The…
Continue ReadingGolden Globes 2025: Who’s nominated, hosting, ceremony honorees, what they’ll eat and more
AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globes will return in January with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name…
Continue ReadingGolden Globes 2025: Who’s nominated, hosting, ceremony honorees, what they’ll eat and more
AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globes will return in January with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name…
Continue ReadingBiden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school site in…
Continue ReadingLions comeback win over Packers draws 17.29 million viewers, an NFL streaming regular-season record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detroit’s 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the…
Continue ReadingLions comeback win over Packers draws 17.29 million viewers, an NFL streaming regular-season record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detroit’s 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the…
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Luigi Mangione, suspect in health care CEO’s killing, charged with murder
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, John Miller, Dakin Andone, Zoe Sottile and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — New…
Continue ReadingMissing Wyoming man with dementia spotted by wife on Salt Lake City TV dies after return home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A missing Wyoming man with dementia whose wife spotted him hundreds of miles away on the TV news has died soon after his…
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‘Person of interest in brazen … murder’ of health care CEO under arrest on gun charge in Pennsylvania, NYC top cop says
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Dakin Andone, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 1:52…
Continue ReadingNumerous drone sightings in New Jersey don’t pose safety concern, governor says
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Dozens of drone sightings across New Jersey in recent weeks don’t appear to pose a public safety concern. That’s…
Continue Reading10 new TV shows from 2024 that are worth watching before the new year
Associated Press It could be argued that 2024 wasn’t the best year for TV. Highly-anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things,”…
Continue ReadingGhana’s ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges ‘reset’ in a bad economy
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been declared the winner of the presidential election. His…
Continue ReadingMexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to…
Continue ReadingAuthors of ‘The Personal Librarian’ celebrate book’s 1 millionth sale and work on new novel
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works,…
Continue Reading$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities
AP Sports Writer If Juan Soto replicates his 2024 performance throughout his $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets, he’ll make roughly $1.2…
Continue ReadingThousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern…
Continue ReadingThousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern…
Continue ReadingNatural gas network dig under the Acropolis stumbles on ancient marble statue
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried…
Continue ReadingEthnic armed group claims capture of a strategic Myanmar town and control of border with Bangladesh
BANGKOK (AP) — One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army claims it has captured the last military outpost in…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Michigan regent’s home vandalized in antisemitic attack
By Jake Tapper and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The home of a Jewish member of the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents was vandalized…
Continue ReadingUkrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey through Romanian mountains
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania has been…
Continue ReadingSaquon Barkley is chasing Eric Dickerson’s NFL season rushing record. Can he do it?
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley is down to his final game to try to break Eric Dickerson’s season rushing record. Can Barkley…
Continue ReadingCynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Strong and more react to Golden Globe nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are a starry collection of the biggest names from film and television.…
Continue ReadingFourth man released in Philadelphia in review of ‘sex for lies’ scheme in 1980s homicide unit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has been released from prison after 41 years in the latest review of convictions allegedly tainted by…
Continue ReadingAs Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for…
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Daniel Penny acquitted of criminally negligent homicide after more serious manslaughter charge was dismissed
CNN By Lauren del Valle, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN New York (CNN) — A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
Associated Press PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine…
Continue ReadingOldest known stone tablet inscribed with Ten Commandments to be auctioned
NEW YORK (AP) — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300 to 800 A.D., will be sold in New York this…
Continue ReadingGermany and other European countries suspend decisions on Syrians’ asylum bids after Assad’s fall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and several other European countries said Monday they are suspending decisions on asylum claims by Syrian nationals because…
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