Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
PARIS (AP) — Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities…
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Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking…
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5 things to know for Nov. 19: Immigration, SpaceX, Russia, Abortion laws, Bathroom bills
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A rare sea creature known as the “doomsday fish” was spotted yet again on Southern California shores for…
Continue Reading European officials cry sabotage after two internet cables are cut in the Baltic Sea
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were…
Continue Reading US defense chief says alliance with Philippines will transcend administrations
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China’s dangerous actions against the…
Continue Reading Journalists strike in Greece ahead of a nationwide walkout on Wednesday
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalist unions in Greece have launched a 24-hour strike, joining broader labor unrest on the eve of a nationwide general…
Continue Reading What Donald Trump’s election could mean for the federal death penalty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Opponents of the death penalty are bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, fearing it will herald…
Continue Reading Tackling estate planning in 7 basic steps
Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly. The good news is that you’ve probably…
Continue Reading German police break up an environmental activists’ camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in…
Continue Reading Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British farmers have descended on Parliament to protest a tax hike they say will deal a “hammer blow” to…
Continue Reading Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country will not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy as…
Continue Reading Germany’s defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by…
Continue Reading The son of Norway’s crown princess is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested again, this time on suspicion…
Continue Reading Italian Premier Meloni’s coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in…
Continue Reading US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in…
Continue Reading Putin fine-tunes Russia’s nuclear doctrine after Biden’s arms decision on Ukraine, in clear signal to West
By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, Christian Edwards and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia’s nuclear…
Continue Reading 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit…
Continue Reading Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe…
Continue Reading A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months
BEIJING (AP) — Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks using vehicles or knives. The…
Continue Reading Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday
KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world are thronging a shrine to the founder of the Sikh religion,…
Continue Reading Leader of Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia resigns, ending unrest
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the…
Continue Reading Police in Georgia break up protesters’ camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police and demonstrators have scuffled again in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Officers moved before dawn…
Continue Reading Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi’s health in Iran
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has undergone a complex surgery in Iran…
Continue Reading Pakistan bans large gatherings in the capital ahead of a rally by Imran Khan’s party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have banned gatherings of five or more people in the capital ahead of a planned march by supporters of…
Continue Reading Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism…
Continue Reading Somaliland opposition leader defeats incumbent to win presidential election
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election. The…
Continue Reading Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that…
Continue Reading Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized
Associated Press VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — Two 19-year-old Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Nvidia helps pull US indexes higher
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia helped pulled U.S. stock indexes higher on Tuesday after they stumbled in the morning on worries about…
Continue Reading Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the…
Continue Reading ‘Bomb cyclone’ brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades arrived Tuesday evening,…
Continue Reading Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US
Associated Press FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the…
Continue Reading At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Extreme heat ruined the pineapples on Esther Penunia’s small farm in the Philippines this year, more…
Continue Reading Trial starts for New Hampshire youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped
Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The trial has begun for a man accused of holding down a teenage boy so colleagues could rape him at a New…
Continue Reading Car crashes into people outside primary school in central China: state media
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Multiple students were injured after a car crashed into people outside a primary school in central…
Continue Reading Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia.…
Continue Reading The White House’s Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
Associated Press NEWLAND, N.C. (AP) — The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into Osprey safety issues
Associated Press The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members…
Continue Reading In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests
Associated Press UDHAGAMANDALAM, India (AP) — Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed…
Continue Reading The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it
Associated Press CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the…
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Texas officials signal support for adding Bible lessons for K-5 classes as some states push Christianity in public schools
Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as…
Continue Reading ‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — It was the early hours of the morning when a guard entered Sohrab’s cell – a small, dark room with a barred…
Continue Reading Louisville factory explosion was caused by failed cooking vessel, officials say
By Jessie Yeung and Laura Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The factory explosion that killed two workers in Louisville, Kentucky, last week was caused by a…
Continue Reading Lula urges G20 members to take action to slow global warming
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s president has opened the second day of a meeting of the world’s 20 major economies by calling…
Continue Reading Family hasn’t heard from Hawaii woman in over a week and now fears she may have been abducted
By Caroll Alvarado, Michelle Watson, Maria Aguilar Prieto and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than a week since Hannah Kobayashi…
Continue Reading Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel ‘Held’
TORONTO (AP) — Poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and trauma.…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday, the…
Continue Reading With swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus…
Continue Reading Democrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Numerous children injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media say numerous children were injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central…
Continue Reading Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by…
Continue Reading 45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s…
Continue Reading What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration,…
Continue Reading Riders stuck in midair for over 2 hours on Knott’s Berry Farm ride
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 20 riders were suspended in midair for hours after a Knott’s Berry Farm ride malfunctioned…
Continue Reading Joshua Wong shouts ‘I love Hong Kong’ as more than 40 leading democracy leaders handed lengthy prison terms in mass trial
By Chris Lau and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison…
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to…
Continue Reading Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for…
Continue Reading Victims of 2022 mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ club sue county for not enforcing red flag laws
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado…
Continue Reading ‘Doomsday fish’ returns to Southern California shores for the third time this year
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — The elusive deep-water oarfish – considered to be a harbinger of bad news – was spotted yet again on the shores…
Continue Reading Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’
By Pauline Lockwood, Hira Humayun, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Nearly one hundred aid trucks were looted in southern Gaza on Saturday in…
Continue Reading NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video…
Continue Reading Debris falls from roof at home of Cowboys before game against Texans; no injuries reported
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being…
Continue Reading Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies at 92
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and…
Continue Reading Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant and its co-owner are sentenced for mislabeling seafood
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant and its co-owner have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive…
Continue Reading Democratic Arizona governor says she’ll work with Trump on border security if it won’t harm families
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday she is willing to work with Republican President-elect Donald…
Continue Reading Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year awards
AP Sports Writer Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the heralded fireballer who equaled the hype, to the point he started the All-Star Game…
Continue Reading Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson’s ‘epic’ weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — There was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage…
Continue Reading Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a…
Continue Reading Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee…
Continue Reading Sister of ex-Marine charged in subway chokehold death testifies to his ‘calm’ spirit and patriotism
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys began their defense of a former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a…
Continue Reading Sticker shock on car prices, books are back, world’s best cheese: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start…
Continue Reading Sticker shock on car prices, books are back, world’s best cheese: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue Reading A 43-year-old man called 911 about shots fired at his home. Then a Las Vegas police officer shot and killed him
By Jeff Winter, Karina Tsui, Tina Burnside and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A 43-year-old father was shot and killed in his home by a Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Photo-shoot fail: Biden, Trudeau miss traditional photo with world leaders at G20
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden inadvertently was a missing man in the traditional photo of world leaders at the final…
Continue Reading Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX challenge labor agency’s constitutionality in federal court
Associated Press Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have argued in a federal appeals court that the National Labor Relations Board’s…
Continue Reading Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. She backed him through domestic violence trial
Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. The two told E! News of their engagement at the Ebony Power 100 Gala in Los Angeles on Sunday,…
Continue Reading WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ on Netflix will debut on Jan. 6 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment’s first episode of “Monday Night Raw” on Netflix will take place from the Intuit Dome on…
Continue Reading DeSantis aims to appoint Marco Rubio’s Senate replacement by early January
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis says Floridians will likely know who their next U.S. senator will be…
Continue Reading New Jersey internet gambling sets another revenue record at $213 million
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s internet gambling market set another record in October, the latest proof that people are…
Continue Reading ‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
AP Media Writer MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for…
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Shaken subway riders, military chokeholds, a death certificate: How prosecutors built their case against Daniel Penny
By Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — “Someone’s attacking here. F train,” Morielyn Sanchez told the 911…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S.…
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Baby saber-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur and toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat, and its discovery is…
Continue Reading NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Spirit Airlines said said…
Continue Reading 3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says
By Nic F. Anderson, Melissa Alonso, John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Three unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan…
Continue Reading Spencer Lawton, the Savannah prosecutor who tried ‘Midnight in the Garden’ case, dies at 81
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book “Midnight In The Garden of Good…
Continue Reading Republican Jason Stephens, who oversaw historically divided Ohio House, drops bid for speaker
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Jason Stephens says he won’t seek another term as the Ohio House speaker. Stephens has…
Continue Reading Police seek witnesses, cell phone video after gunfire during a parade in New Orleans kills 2
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in New Orleans are imploring witnesses to come forward with information about two outbreaks of…
Continue Reading Cook like a grandmother with ‘The League of Kitchens Cookbook’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Lisa Kyung Gross first tried to recreate the Korean dishes her grandmother made when she was a child,…
Continue Reading Lakers to honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The…
Continue Reading Family of worker killed in Kentucky plant blast mourns and hires attorneys to investigate
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The family of a worker killed in an explosion at a Louisville manufacturing plant says they begged…
Continue Reading Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas
AP White House Correspondent WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship”…
Continue Reading Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, food retailers are trying to tempt Americans who haven’t…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawyers claim seizure of writings from cell is ‘outrageous government conduct’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused prosecutors on Monday of engaging in “outrageous government…
Continue Reading Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) — Herlda Senhouse, who founded a jazz dance group to raise money for Black students in the 1950s and lived to become the…
Continue Reading California city to pay nearly $1M to a woman after police dog bit into her scalp
BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit brought on behalf of a…
Continue Reading US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when…
Continue Reading British Airways hit by delays and disruption after ‘technical issue’
By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — British Airways was hit with a technical failure for a few hours on Monday, which appeared to have caused…
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