CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Bronze Star recipient who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas wrote of “political grievances,” armed conflicts elsewhere and domestic issues in the days leading up to his suicide, officials said Friday. The writings were found in the cellphone of Matthew Alan
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Bronze Star recipient who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas wrote of “political grievances,” armed conflicts elsewhere and domestic issues in the days leading up to his suicide, officials said Friday. The writings were found in the cellphone of Matthew Alan Livelsberger,
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A British woman and a South African man in their thirties were found dead last week in a villa in Hoi An, a city on Vietnam’s central coast, according to authorities. Police in Quang Nam Province have been investigating the deaths since staffers found both bodies at a tourist
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. In 2026, Hanukkah will start on December 4 at sunset and will end December 12, at sunset. Facts Hanukkah begins on the eve of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev and lasts eight days. The starting date on
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN, and Mauricio Torres and Omar Fajardo, CNN en Español (CNN) — Venezuela’s exiled former presidential candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, returns to South America Friday in a show of defiance as Caracas prepares to inaugurate current President Nicolas Maduro, who has been in office since 2013. González’s first stop: a meeting with
Continue Reading By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets – has since been fully extinguished with no reported injuries or fatalities, Ghana’s National Fire
Continue Reading By Pauline Lockwood and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria since the Assad regime fell in December. France’s Jean-Noël Barrot was in the Syrian capital Damascus alongside
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Slovakia could take retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned. In a video message posted to Facebook Thusday, Fico suggested his Smer party could cut its electricity supplies to Ukraine, as well as reducing aid
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive piece of space debris crashed into a remote village in Kenya this week, prompting an immediate investigation by the country’s space agency. Experts say the fallen object — a metallic ring measuring about 8 feet wide — likely separated from a rocket and failed to burn
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive piece of space debris crashed into a remote village in Kenya this week, prompting an immediate investigation by the country’s space agency. Experts say the fallen object — a metallic ring measuring about 8 feet wide — likely separated from a rocket and failed to burn up
Continue Reading CNN By Dakin Andone, Karina Tsui, Emma Tucker and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The warning signs and safety concerns were obvious – to New Orleans residents, tourists and experts alike. Throngs of New Year’s Day revelers packed in the city’s bustling French Quarter had no strong barriers to protect them from speeding vehicles like
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Karina Tsui, Emma Tucker and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The warning signs and safety concerns were obvious – to New Orleans residents, tourists and experts alike. Throngs of New Year’s Day revelers packed in the city’s bustling French Quarter had no strong barriers to protect them from speeding vehicles like the
Continue Reading CNN By Taylor Galgano, Danny Freeman, Kia Fatahi, Chris Lau, David Williams, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Sara Smart and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said. Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said Zach
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The new year was just three hours old, the chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” and the sound of fireworks still ringing in the ears of merrymakers, when the pickup sped down Bourbon Street – the beating heart of the French Quarter. Jimmy Cothran and a friend had just stepped
Continue Reading By Rob Kuznia, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Haley Britzky, Daniel Medina, John Miller and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials gave some insight Friday on why a five-time Bronze Star recipient and new father would orchestrate a suicidal New Year’s Day explosion, saying he wrote of “political grievances,” armed conflicts elsewhere as well
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A huge, red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by the country’s national broadcaster, prompting an immediate investigation by the national space agency. The object has since been identified as a “fragment of a space object,” the Kenya
Continue Reading WVUE-DT, CNN By Taylor Galgano, Danny Freeman, Kia Fatahi, Chris Lau, David Williams, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Sara Smart and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said. Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Simone McCarthy and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration. Some 80
Continue Reading By Jessica Hasbun and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 people in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 foreigners with irregular status were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per
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Continue Reading KSNV, KTNV, KVVU, CNN By Rob Kuznia, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Haley Britzky, Daniel Medina and John Miller, CNN Despite the symbolism that might be associated with exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials said Thursday they were still trying to piece together why a five-time Bronze
Continue Reading By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A police officer in Zambia has been arrested for allegedly releasing over a dozen prisoners so they could celebrate New Year’s Eve. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri “forcibly seized cell keys” on Tuesday morning whilst “in a state of intoxication,” Zambia’s Police Service said in a press release on Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Dana Karni, Mitchell McCluskey, Eugenia Yosef and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Qatar on Friday to continue negotiations on a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, a source with knowledge of the talks told CNN on Friday. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to hold
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sunk off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster Tunisia TV. The vessels were carrying Africans from sub-Saharan countries, Tunisia TV reported. Some 83 people were rescued three miles
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The lifeless body of a male infant was found in a box for abandoned babies in southern Italy on Thursday, with the local priest saying an alarm meant to alert him failed to trigger. The baby, believed to be about a month old, was found at the
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Ten people waiting in line for a private event at a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, were injured late Wednesday night in an apparent drive-by shooting, New York City police officials said. Four men approached a group of 15 young people in line outside Amazura Concert Hall
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s new government is facing backlash after announcing changes to the school curriculum, including introducing what some critics say is an Islamist slant to teaching. The changes, published in a list of amendments on the education ministry’s official Facebook page, include changing the phrases “path of goodness” to “Islamic
Continue Reading CNN By Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar with
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Lucas Lilieholm, Tareq El Hilou, Eyad Kourdi and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike killed at least 11 Palestinians overnight, including the director general of Gaza police and a deputy, in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, local officials said Thursday. Gaza’s interior ministry accused Israel of killing Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Salah,
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bitterly cold air is sweeping over much of the central and eastern US, including the Gulf Coast states. Temperatures by Saturday will be frigid for millions in what is shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bitterly cold air is sweeping over much of the central and eastern US, including the Gulf Coast states. Temperatures by Saturday will be frigid for millions in what is shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah, Eric Levenson and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, Elizabeth Wolfe and Avery Schmitz, CNN New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street devolved into a grisly crime scene just hours into the new year as a driver plowed a three-ton pickup through crowds of holiday revelers, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others in what the FBI is investigating as
Continue Reading By Taylor Galgano, Danny Freeman, Kia Fatahi, Chris Lau, David Williams, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Sara Smart and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said. Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said Zach Colgan,
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Hira Humayun and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. It accused the network of broadcasting “inciting materials” and “misleading reports” that “provoke strife and interfere in Palestinian internal affairs,” Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, said
Continue Reading By Ana María Cañizares and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español (CNN) — A judge in Ecuador has ordered the detention of 16 air force members accused of involvement in the disappearance of four children, whose charred remains were discovered weeks after they were seen being forced into a military patrol car against their will. The
Continue Reading CNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the
Continue Reading By Ana Melgar, CNN en Español (CNN) — After some areas of Puerto Rico welcomed the New Year in the dark amid a massive failure to the island’s power grid, service has been restored to nearly all impacted customers. About 1.4 million users, or at least 98% of the total, had service Wednesday morning, according
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Dana Karni and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s population dropped by 6% – about 160,000 people – in 2024, according to a new report, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a report released
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Stephanie Halasz and Fred Pleitgen, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, they continue to be a
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of runways. Smoking, like the color black, seems to never go out of style in the fashion world. But stylish or not, as of Jan. 1, 2025, smoking is outlawed in
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some of the countries’ border posts. “Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!”
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The beating and death of an inmate at a New York prison last month has sparked a firestorm of criticism over the violence and brutality some inmates experience at the hands of corrections officers. But inside Marcy Correctional Facility, the news of Robert Brooks’ death –
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Jillian Sykes and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks, police say, adding to a string of recent violent encounters across transit stations during the holiday season. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site. The recorder is one of
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day, as officials said they’ve extracted data from one of the retrieved black boxes to find the exact cause of the crash. All
Continue Reading Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats. Lai said in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part of the “line of defense of democracy” globally. China claims Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, is part
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city’s 90,000 veterans, who’ve become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress
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Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago. At
Continue Reading Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations at Camp David and a field trip to the Gettysburg battlefield to demonstrate the consequences of war. But looking back on his most celebrated foreign policy
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trophy runner-up still went over 100 yards, but he sure had to work for it. Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand police officer died in hospital on Wednesday and another was seriously hurt after a driver ran them down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the country’s police chief said. The attack jolted a country where the killing of
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer Actor Blake Lively sued “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni and several others tied to the romantic drama on Tuesday, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation for coming forward about her treatment on the set. The federal lawsuit was filed in New York just hours after Baldoni
Continue Reading Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Asked about it as he walked into a New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump responded, “I’ll be there.” Pressed on whether he’d spoken to members of
Continue Reading By Reuters Dhaka, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The Students Against Discrimination (SAD)
Continue Reading Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — West Ham forward Michail Antonio has sent a message to the Premier League club’s fans after being discharged from the hospital as he continues his recovery following a car crash in early December. “Happy New Year – and I’ll be back on that pitch soon,” Antonio wrote in a message posted by
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man has been shoved onto New York City subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train and is critically injured. The Tuesday afternoon assault adds to a series of violent encounters in the nation’s busiest subway system this holiday season. The 45-year-old man was taken to a hospital in
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Deir Al-Balah, Gaza (CNN) — Standing barefoot in the mud with an empty container in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is fearing the winter weather and looking for clean water for her family. Her family are living in
Continue Reading Osmary Hernández, CNN en Español (CNN) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children. Magistrate Tania D’Amelio said Monday the company had eight days to pay the fine to the National Communications Commission
Continue Reading Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Instead of traditional street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students have gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country. The protesters have been actively demonstrating following the tragic collapse of a
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of cars lined up outside a New Orleans church parking lot this week as residents flocked to exchange firearms for video game consoles through a city-supported gun buyback initiative meant to improve public safety as Louisiana loosens gun ownership laws. Leticia Clanton, 50, waited all morning
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders. Roberts laid out his concerns in his annual report on the federal judiciary. It was released after a year where the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jail oversight board has found that New York City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a 23-year-old woman at Rikers Island weeks before her death. Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday. The goals of what’s known as congestion pricing are to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise revenue for the region’s transit system. Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week that the state
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court rejected an Arizona official’s argument that felony charges against him for delaying certification of his rural county’s 2022 election results should be dismissed because he has legislative immunity. The Arizona Court of Appeals concluded Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby’s duty to certify the results wasn’t discretionary. The court said
Continue Reading Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara made the announcement on Tuesday in the latest setback for France, which has had a decadeslong military
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Continue Reading 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 end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Southerners in the US eat a heaping bowl of Hoppin’ John, people in Japan slurp up soba noodles and
Continue Reading Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone. Identification checks at the land borders between Bulgaria and Romania and their neighboring European Union-member countries
Continue Reading ADDISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit husband and wife have died days apart after separate accidents between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Oakland County sheriff’s office says 66-year-old Scott Levitan was removed from life-support Tuesday afternoon after falling through the ice Thursday while fishing on a small lake north of Detroit. Mary
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before the Winter Classic. He looked at the growing crowd soaking in the festive atmosphere. He thought about all the famous ballplayers who played at Wrigley Field. He called the experience “just really cool.” The Winter Classic returned to Wrigley on the
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged in a New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve parliament backfired. Speaking Tuesday night, Macron said his decision “produced more instability than serenity”and added: “I take my full part for that.” It was as close as the French leader has
Continue Reading MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home in Murrieta, California, according to one of
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Hawaiian airlines flight bound for Honolulu was forced to return to the Seattle airport shortly after takeoff due to reports of fumes in the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency previously said the crew reported smoke on the flight deck but later changed that to fumes. Hawaiian Airlines
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without parole. The outgoing Democratic governor said Tuesday that he made the decisions after what he called “thorough review, reflection,
Continue Reading Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorean judge has ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing three weeks ago in the coastal city of Guayaquil. A request to detain the soldiers was made by Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office. The law enforcement agency said its request
Continue Reading Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A government-run news agency in Cuba says authorities have released a Salvadoran man who was convicted of participating in a string of hotel bombings on the island in 1997. The Cubadebate website said Tuesday in a lengthy editorial that Raul Ernesto Cruz Leon was freed after completing a 30-year prison
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer Netflix’s first NFL Christmas Day doubleheader ended up being successful globally. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 31.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 30 million worldwide, according to Netflix’s first-party data released on Tuesday. The two games are also the most streamed in NFL
Continue Reading CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what caused a mechanical failure that resulted in 20 workers inhaling toxic fumes at a cheese manufacturing plant in eastern New Mexico. Curry County authorities say more than a dozen workers were transported to area hospitals by ambulances and private vehicles after acid mixed with chlorine
Continue Reading Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal, which President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take back. Tuesday’s commemoration was made more poignant by the weekend death of former President Jimmy Carter, who negotiated the 1999 handover deal. The event included a moment
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who was shot dead last month as authorities attempted to serve him an indictment on federal gun charges has been identified as the killer of an 18-year-old Ohio woman in a case that had gone unsolved for 43 years, police announced Monday. Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has said for a second time that a woman convicted of fatally shooting her lover should receive a new trial. A divided three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled the judge in the 2019 trial of Wendy Dawn Lamb Hicks erred
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year’s election. Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that the two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November’s vote. U.S. intelligence has accused
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in London are searching for a burglar who broke into an occupied mansion and stole more than 10.5 million pounds ($13.2 million) worth of jewelry, designer handbags and cash. The owners of the estate, identified in British media as an Instagram influencer and her developer husband, were not home
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Just two days after undergoing prostate removal surgery, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a Jerusalem hospital against his doctor’s orders to help his party pass a divisive budget law. Hours later, with the parliamentary crisis averted, he returned to continue his recovery. Netanyahu spent the day at the
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adult son as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of a shared fence. The case drew attention as another seemingly ordinary
Continue Reading WFTV, CNN By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adult son as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of a shared fence. The case drew attention as another
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say two security guards at a downtown Los Angeles shopping plaza were wounded in a gunfight with a man as they tried to stop him from making off with more than $1,000 of stolen merchandise. Los Angeles police say the guards confronted the man as he left a Target store
Continue Reading FAYETTE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say the mother of a missing Alabama toddler told investigators that the boy is dead. A criminal complaint filed Monday says she also said his body was kept in a bag in a storage shed before being moved. Authorities do not know where 1-year-old Kahleb Collins’ remains were moved and
Continue Reading Associated Press New York (AP) — A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe the thinking around new year goal-setting, a new wellness trend has popped up online.
Continue Reading Former U.S. Open women’s doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski revealed on Tuesday she had played through 2024 after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She delayed part of that treatment so she could compete at Wimbledon where she reached the doubles final. “I know this will come as a shock to many, but I am OK and
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has dropped its attempt to form a union. The team is ending a push to become the first college sports team to unionize in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent from a National Labor Relations Board that soon will be controlled by Republicans.
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey offshore wind project is seeking a second delay because it still can’t find someone to build equipment for its turbines. Leading Light Wind had already received one pause of its project from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, but that pause ended on Dec.
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court says the secretary of state has the authority to direct counties not to allow “unauthorized third party access” to voting machines or risk having those machines decertified and unable to be deployed for elections. In a 6-1 decision on Tuesday, the Commonwealth Court also ruled that
Continue Reading Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of Bashar Assad’s government weeks earlier. While Syrians in the capital looked forward to a new beginning after
Continue Reading Associated Press Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, has died. Brown died Sunday of pneumonia in Washington, D.C., where he lived, family spokesperson Molly Levinson said. He was 76. Brown began his career in Minneapolis as a
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train earlier this month has been identified as Debrina Kawam, police said. The 57-year-old woman resided in New Jersey, the New York Police Department told CNN.
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