Coyote attacked 2-year-old girl in front of her house, security camera shows
By David Williams, CNN A 2-year-old girl is recovering after being attacked by a coyote Friday afternoon in front of her house in a Los Angeles…
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Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor resigns after flashing badge and asking to be let go from a traffic stop
By Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN A Florida police chief who flashed her badge and asked to be let go from a traffic stop has resigned,…
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Police: 180 dogs and cats removed from home by hazmat team
BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say 180 dogs and cats have been removed by a hazmat team from a New Jersey home where officials said the animals…
Continue Reading Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s…
Continue Reading Blinken vows US support for Israel despite unease over gov’t
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering…
Continue Reading Tampa police chief placed on leave after flashing badge during traffic stop
By Keith Allen, CNN Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor has been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage taken from a traffic…
Continue Reading Farmer: Georgia dog injured saving sheep from coyote attack
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia farmer says his sheepdog is recovering at home two days after killing a pack of coyotes that attacked his flock of…
Continue Reading Report: Woman attacks 6 deputies at New Orleans airport
Officials say a woman attacked six sheriff’s deputies while refusing to exit a plane on Thanksgiving Day at an airport in Louisiana. The…
Continue Reading As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job
By DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules.…
Continue Reading New Mexico voted a child care guarantee into its constitution. For one mom, it means her 8-year-old doesn’t worry about money anymore
By Rene Marsh, CNN A mom of three, Alicia Fout was going to college and working 30 hours a week but still often struggled to cover the cost of child…
Continue Reading ‘Wakanda Forever’ is No. 1 for 4th straight weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” kept the box-office crown for the fourth straight weekend, and…
Continue Reading CFP: Georgia vs Ohio St in Peach; Michigan vs TCU in Fiesta
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer For this college football season, the BCS probably would have been fine. Two days after the College…
Continue Reading Atlanta house fire kills 2 during gas leak in front yard
ATLANTA (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is investigating an Atlanta house fire that killed two people over the…
Continue Reading Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for…
Continue Reading Iran says hijab law is under review, as state media dismisses claims morality police has been abolished
By Akhtar Makoii, Arash Azizi and Alex Stambaugh, CNN A top Iranian official has said that the nation’s mandatory hijab law is being reviewed,…
Continue Reading Tampa police chief on leave after golf cart traffic stop
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The police chief of Tampa has been placed on leave after a video emerged of her flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a…
Continue Reading South African president awaits party decision on his fate
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a joke with journalists…
Continue Reading New Mexico voted a child care guarantee into its constitution. For one mom, it means her 8-year-old doesn’t worry about money anymore
By Rene Marsh, CNN A mom of three, Alicia Fout was going to college and working 30 hours a week but still often struggled to cover the cost of child…
Continue Reading A new species of dinosaur might have dived like a duck to catch its prey
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study found evidence at least one species of dinosaur may have been an adept swimmer, diving into the water like a duck to…
Continue Reading A year after tragedy, the Dancing Grannies ‘celebrate life’ in return to the Waukesha Christmas parade
By Eric Levenson and Kat Jennings, CNN Betty Streng does not remember much of last year’s Waukesha Christmas parade — or, as she calls it, a…
Continue Reading A volunteer collective is setting up free pay phones in Philadelphia
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An “amateur phone collective” in Philadelphia is working to bring back pay phones to the city — just without…
Continue Reading Flash flood kills nine at church gathering in South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash…
Continue Reading In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground
By BILL BARROW Associated Press SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — The reception area of a metro Atlanta office suite is a veritable museum of Herschel Walker’s…
Continue Reading FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer It’s now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Trump, China, OPEC, Power outage, Messi
By Andrew Torgan, CNN With the arrival of December, the year is drawing to a close — and some might say not a moment too soon. What does 2023…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Trump, China, OPEC, Power outage, Messi
By Andrew Torgan, CNN With the arrival of December, the year is drawing to a close — and some might say not a moment too soon. What does 2023…
Continue Reading FIFA official Wenger knocks teams protesting at World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA official Arsène Wenger took a shot at World Cup teams who tried to make political…
Continue Reading Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Sean Penn called U2…
Continue Reading Group aiding kin of slain CIA officers comes out of shadows
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Continue Reading Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking…
Continue Reading A year after tragedy, the Dancing Grannies ‘celebrate life’ in return to the Waukesha Christmas parade
By Eric Levenson and Kat Jennings, CNN Betty Streng does not remember much of last year’s Waukesha Christmas parade — or, as she calls it, a…
Continue Reading 3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong…
Continue Reading 2.500 dead seals found on Russia’s Caspian coast
MOSCOW (AP) — About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday. Authorities in the Russian…
Continue Reading No OPEC+ oil shakeup as Russian price cap stirs uncertainty
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Saudi-led OPEC oil cartel and allied producers including Russia did not change…
Continue Reading Why Hawaii probably won’t stop lava from Mauna Loa from reaching the highway
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Lava from the ongoing eruption at the Mauna Loa volcano is just miles away from a crucial highway on Hawaii’s Big Island.…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuated after Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted on Sunday, blanketing roads and homes in volcanic ash and…
Continue Reading Shootings at power substations cause North Carolina outages
CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act,…
Continue Reading US intel chief thinking ‘optimistically’ for Ukraine forces
By JAMEY KEATEN and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading As the University of Idaho homicide investigation enters a critical stage, police must protect information ‘at all costs,’ experts say
By Emma Tucker, CNN The investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students is entering a critical stage in its third week, as police…
Continue Reading Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that…
Continue Reading China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease…
Continue Reading NC county announces curfew as nearly 40,000 customers remain without power after 2 substations damaged by gunfire
By Nicole Grether, Gloria Pazmino, Hannah Sarisohn and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities have announced a mandatory curfew in a North Carolina county…
Continue Reading DNA analysis of soil from paw prints could help save Sumatra’s tigers
By Katie Hunt, CNN Dr. Mrinalini Watsa, a researcher at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California, scoops up soil from a fresh paw print made by…
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Oldest DNA sheds light on a 2 million-year-old ecosystem that has no modern parallel
By Katie Hunt, CNN A core of ice age sediment from northern Greenland has yielded the world’s oldest sequences of DNA. The 2 million-year-old…
Continue Reading Thousands of dead seals wash up on Russia’s Caspian shore
By Mariya Knight, CNN Around 2,500 endangered seals have been found dead on Russia’s Caspian coast, state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported…
Continue Reading IS claims attack at Pakistan embassy that wounded guard
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for last week’s shooting at the Pakistani…
Continue Reading Survivors of Brussels suicide attacks seek closure at trial
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Jaana Mettala was six months pregnant and on her way to work when the bomb exploded in the…
Continue Reading Mauna Loa lava flow creeps closer to a major Hawaii highway that connects 2 sides of the Big Island
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN As the world’s largest active volcano spews molten rock in Hawaii, the lava flow is inching closer to a major highway…
Continue Reading State news: Iran executed 4 people it says spied for Israel
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s state-run news agency says authorities have executed four people accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava Sunday…
Continue Reading Former Iran football team player challenges authorities’ ‘silence’ after death of man celebrating World Cup defeat
By Manveena Suri, Jen Deaton and Heather Chen, CNN A former Iran national team football player has criticized authorities for their…
Continue Reading Former Iran football team player challenges authorities’ ‘silence’ after death of man celebrating World Cup defeat
By Manveena Suri, Jen Deaton and Heather Chen, CNN A former Iran national team football player has criticized authorities for their…
Continue Reading Exclusive: China operating over 100 police stations across the world with the help of some host nations, report claims
By Nina dos Santos, CNN Beijing has set up more than 100 so-called overseas police stations across the globe to monitor, harass and in some cases…
Continue Reading SEC halftime contest booed, both students awarded $100,000
ATLANTA (AP) — Just what the Dr ordered. Two college students each wound up winning $100,000 in tuition Saturday, shortly after boos filled…
Continue Reading Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief says
By TARA COPP Associated Press ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19…
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said aircraft struck several military sites in the Gaza Strip hours after Palestinian militants…
Continue Reading Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
PHOENIX (AP) — Jim Kolbe, who represented Arizona in Congress for more than two decades, has died. A statement from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s…
Continue Reading Family says coyote attacked toddler outside LA home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A family says a coyote ambushed and injured a 2-year old girl outside her Los Angeles home in a daytime attack before it was…
Continue Reading Fan buying famed ‘Goonies’ house in Oregon, listed for $1.7M
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the “The Goonies” film in Astoria, Oregon, said this week the likely…
Continue Reading New LA sheriff vows accountability, integrity for department
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous, is getting a new sheriff. Robert Luna took a ceremonial oath of office…
Continue Reading St. Edward’s Crown moved out of tower ahead of coronation
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — St. Edward’s Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels viewed by millions of people every year at…
Continue Reading Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering
By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Nina dos Santos, CNN A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a “major operation” on…
Continue Reading American fans captivated by US team’s World Cup run
By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The United States soccer team captivated the nation with its brief World Cup run. That…
Continue Reading Pentagon chief: US faces pivotal years in countering China
By Tara Copp Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that…
Continue Reading Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and…
Continue Reading Jury awards ex-Maine trooper $300,000 in whistleblower case
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A jury in Maine has awarded a former state trooper $300,000 after determining the state police wrongly retaliated when he…
Continue Reading Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested
PARADISE, Texas (AP) — A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in…
Continue Reading Scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Scientists along the West Coast are seeking action to help sunflower sea stars recover from catastrophic population declines.…
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By The Associated Press Noodles, a senior pug who predicted on social media whether it would be a bones day or a no bones day, has died, according to…
Continue Reading Kentucky Christmas parade canceled amid threats to protesters calling for Emmett Till accuser’s arrest
By Jay Croft and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Bowling Green, Kentucky, has canceled its annual Christmas parade scheduled for Saturday due to threats against…
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard…
Continue Reading Connecticut police find man charged with killing his 11-month-old daughter
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Continue Reading Man charged with threatening doctor over transgender care
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with threatening a Boston physician who cares for transgender children.…
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Biden administration officials are toughening their language toward NATO ally Turkey…
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the…
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the…
Continue Reading US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic covered his face as he walked off. Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and…
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By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and JARI TANNER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish authorities have arrested and…
Continue Reading A Texas man was arrested and charged for threatening a Boston doctor who provides care to the transgender community
By Amanda Musa and Christina Maxouris, CNN The FBI on Friday arrested a Texas man who allegedly called and threatened a Boston doctor who was…
Continue Reading See photos from the Apollo era like never before
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Selfies weren’t a common practice when humanity first reached the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man and the…
Continue Reading Hess to buy $750 million in carbon credits from Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say that U.S.-owned Hess Corporation, a consortium partner in Guyana’s offshore oil sector, has agreed to buy…
Continue Reading Tennessee roads plan mulls toll lanes, electric car fee hike
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is considering allowing express toll lanes on highways and…
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By Masrur Jamaluddin and Manveena Suri, CNN An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday, the country’s…
Continue Reading Downey Jr. on making one last film with his dad in ‘Sr.’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground…
Continue Reading UK arrests wealthy Russian as police target Putin enablers
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British authorities have arrested a wealthy Russian businessman on suspicion of money laundering…
Continue Reading Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic
By PETER SMITH Associated Press When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings,…
Continue Reading Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers (about…
Continue Reading FedEx driver is arrested in the kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl who went missing outside her home this week, police say
By Tina Burnside and Alaa Elassar, CNN A driver working for FedEx was arrested and charged Friday in the kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people, is…
Continue Reading Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading Racist rhetoric greets increasing population of Latino students in this Tennessee county
By Nicole Chavez, CNN. Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN Sitting in the back of a packed room in the Hamilton County Schools administration…
Continue Reading Iowa caucuses, built on myth, lose place at head of the line
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Hy-Vee Hall ballroom in Des Moines erupted in cheers in 2008 when the youthful…
Continue Reading Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey
By HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — U.S. troops have resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days…
Continue Reading Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three…
Continue Reading Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian state TV said the country has begun construction on a new nuclear power plant. The new 300-megawatt plant will take eight…
Continue Reading Estonia to buy US rocket artillery system in $200M deal
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO member and Russia’s neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring an advanced U.S. rocket artillery…
Continue Reading Strong quake shakes main Indonesia island, no major damage
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, causing panic but only minor damage…
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