Times Square ball takes final test for New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New…
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Grand Teton National Park buys Kelly Parcel from Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Interior has purchased from the state of Wyoming a one-square-mile piece of land inside the boundaries of Grand Teton National…
Continue Reading Army National Guard soldier from Indiana dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Indiana National Guard says a 34-year-old soldier serving in Iraq has died in a non-combat incident. Capt.…
Continue Reading Why cultural life is thriving in Ukraine, a troubling tobacco trend, financial resolutions: 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…
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Former President Jimmy Carter visited the area a few times
One of his most memorable stops was a family rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon…
Continue Reading FBI issues warning to leagues about organized crime groups targeting pro athletes
The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of…
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Jimmy Carter is being mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Johnny Jones found out about Jimmy Carter’s death within a matter of minutes. That’s how it works…
Continue Reading Final NBA viewership numbers for Christmas Day games slightly better than originally thought
NEW YORK (AP) — The final viewership numbers are in for the NBA’s five games on Christmas Day and they were even better than first thought, the…
Continue Reading Southerners are cleaning up from tornadoes that swept the region
Associated Press NEW CANEY, Texas (AP) — Cleanup was underway Monday after a strong storm system spawned hail, rain, high winds and tornadoes…
Continue Reading Kenyan lawmaker among dozens arrested during anti-abduction protests
By Larry Madowo and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Kenya during nationwide clashes between police…
Continue Reading Another Democratic state lawmaker in Florida is joining the Republican party
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Following Florida Democrats’ losses on Election Day, a second state lawmaker has…
Continue Reading Ray Rice Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former NFL running back Ray Rice, who played six seasons with the Baltimore…
Continue Reading Jack Nicklaus Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1940…
Continue Reading California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will start requiring property insurers to increase coverage in wildfire-prone areas after…
Continue Reading Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after…
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Pocatello applying for grant to make area of Portneuf River more accessible for floating
Pocatello is applying for a state grant that would fund improvements to the Simplot Trailhead, with the goal of creating a better access point to the…
Continue Reading Rhode Islanders’ data was leaked from a cyberattack on state health benefits website
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials in Rhode Island say cybercriminals who hacked the state’s system for health and benefits programs have…
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Staying safe during New Year’s
“We’ve had far too many alcohol-related crashes and fatalities this year, and we would hate to kick off the next year with more of…
Continue Reading South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents
South Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024. A Boeing…
Continue Reading Matthew Gaudreau’s widow welcomes their first child months after his death alongside his NHL star brother in bike wreck
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Four months after her husband’s death alongside his NHL star brother, the widow of former high school…
Continue Reading Netrebko withdraws from Ariadne role debut in Vienna, replaced by Davidsen in star soprano switch
Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her planned role debut in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Vienna State Opera and been replaced by Lise…
Continue Reading Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building a government app for that
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 by building a government-operated…
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Officer describes confronting Apalachee High School shooter in smoky hallway and says the tragedy could have been much worse
WANF, WSB, WXIA, CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire…
Continue Reading Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden’s term at lowest level
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a…
Continue Reading Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say
Associated Press HELSINKI, Finland (Associated Press) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data…
Continue Reading French prime minister unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte after Cyclone Chido
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three weeks…
Continue Reading Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A spike in deadly gang violence has prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a…
Continue Reading Tennessee remains No. 1 following quiet week in AP Top 25, No. 15 UCLA climbs 7 spots
AP Basketball Writer Tennessee remains No. 1 after a quiet holiday week in the AP Top 25. The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes from a…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was brokered…
Continue Reading Senator’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase
Associated Press STANTON, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has sentenced the adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer to serve 28 years in prison in…
Continue Reading In Grammy spotlight, Khruangbin wants to ‘let the music speak for itself’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think your Spotify playlist is getting a little too long, consider the one shared by the members of…
Continue Reading Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year’s Eve
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission
Associated Press JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an…
Continue Reading Mexico to investigate a town that thanked a drug lord for holiday season gifts for children
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it is investigating officials in a town where a sign was posted thanking a drug lord for holiday season gifts for…
Continue Reading Making any New Year’s resolutions? Here are some tips to help make them stick
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — If you’re making New Year resolutions, experts say keep them small and focused on specific goals.…
Continue Reading Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam…
Continue Reading Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown on dissent continues
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Catholic priest in Belarus has been convicted on charges of high treason for criticizing the government…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing…
Continue Reading The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day after a 71 million increase in 2024
Associated Press The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day,…
Continue Reading Six former Florida State players sue coach Leonard Hamilton over failed NIL payments
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Six former Florida State basketball players are suing Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton and alleging he failed to make good…
Continue Reading Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine…
Continue Reading An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a…
Continue Reading Hotel fire near monastic sanctuary in Greece leaves 1 dead, 11 hospitalized
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Officials say a hotel fire near a monastic sanctuary in central Greece, has left its owner dead and 11…
Continue Reading 23 Congolese soldiers face the death penalty or prison for alleged desertion or other crimes
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 23 Congolese soldiers are facing the death penalty or 10 to 20 years in prison following their…
Continue Reading Serbian court convicts the parents of a teenage boy who shot dead 10 people in a school in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A court in Serbia has convicted and sentenced to prison terms the parents of a teenage boy who shot dead nine pupils and a…
Continue Reading Iran confirms arresting Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state media say an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the Islamic…
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Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and…
Continue Reading Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist, state media reports
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian…
Continue Reading Boozy or not, that leftover eggnog makes a great milkshake
Associated Press By now you may have found uses for many of the holiday leftovers. But what about that bottle of eggnog in the fridge? Milkshakes!…
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Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and…
Continue Reading Politician among protesters arrested in Kenya while calling for an end to alleged abductions
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An opposition politician and several other protesters have been arrested in Kenya during street…
Continue Reading In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
AP Technology Writers If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful…
Continue Reading Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, setting off sirens late Monday in central…
Continue Reading Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
By Kara Fox and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to…
Continue Reading German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general…
Continue Reading At least 66 people die after a truck plunges into a river in southern Ethiopia
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A hospital in southern Ethiopia says at least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river.…
Continue Reading Officer describes confronting Apalachee High School shooter in smoky hallway and says the tragedy could have been much worse
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High…
Continue Reading A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The players in this year’s Army-Navy football game kept up a long tradition, with each side honoring the…
Continue Reading What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials are looking for the cause of a passenger jet crash that killed 179 people, in one…
Continue Reading How American presidents have planned their own funerals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew…
Continue Reading Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor…
Continue Reading An Iraqi couple is charged in Germany with keeping and abusing Yazidi girls as slaves
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor has charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, alleging they kept two young…
Continue Reading Syrian elections could take up to 4 years to organize, de facto leader says
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has…
Continue Reading Value-seekers drove 2024’s retail trends and dead ends
AP Business Writers Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as…
Continue Reading 18 passengers killed in 2 separate road accidents in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities say 18 passengers have been killed in two separate road accidents in Pakistan. Police say the first accident happened…
Continue Reading This company is making industrial robots more ‘human’
By Jacopo Prisco and Evan John, CNN (CNN) — One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt,…
Continue Reading Serbia’s prosecutor charges 13 in a deadly canopy fall that fueled mass protests
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s public prosecutor has indicted 13 people including a former minister over the collapse of a…
Continue Reading What experts see in the ‘shocking and disturbing’ video of New York man’s fatal beating in prison
By Zoe Sottile and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York…
Continue Reading Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband won’t appeal his 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating mass rapes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his 20-year sentence for drugging and raping…
Continue Reading The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups employing Afghan women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights…
Continue Reading Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing…
Continue Reading Tugboat sinks in the Mississippi River after collision with tanker ship in Louisiana
LULING, La. (AP) — The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker…
Continue Reading South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft…
Continue Reading Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish…
Continue Reading Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s long-ruling Baath party has frozen its activities after insurgents overthrew President Bashar…
Continue Reading Hotel fire in popular Bangkok tourist area kills 3 foreigners
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three…
Continue Reading In Gaza’s crowded tent camps, women wrestle with a life stripped of privacy
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded…
Continue Reading A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest…
Continue Reading ‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing…
Continue Reading Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When voters around the globe had their say in 2024, their message was often: “You’re fired.” Some 70 countries…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
AP Business Writers U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell…
Continue Reading Gaza hospital director held at notorious Israeli military detention center, recently released detainees say
By Abeer Salman, Tareq Al Hilou, Hira Humayun and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Palestinian hospital director who was arrested by…
Continue Reading Brazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ tops box office, forcing nation to reckon with dictatorship trauma
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas. But, nearly two months after its release, “I’m Still…
Continue Reading South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean law enforcement officials requested a court warrant on Monday to detain impeached President…
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Jimmy Carter, a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman, dies at 100
CNN By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to…
Continue Reading Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game
AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — A moment of silence was held for former President Jimmy Carter before the Atlanta Falcons’ game at the…
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Cattle truck catches fire blocking I-15 for several hours
Bingham County Dispatch told Local News 8 that an accident occured around 1:30 p.m. involving a cattle truck catching fire near exit 108 on…
Continue Reading South Korean families pray for relatives who vanished into North Korean prisons a decade ago
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It’s been 10-11 years since six South Koreans have been detained in North Korea, but there are…
Continue Reading Three women die after eating Christmas cake in suspected poisoning in Brazil
By Duarte Mendonca and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Three women have died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning case in Brazil.…
Continue Reading How world leaders are reacting to Jimmy Carter’s death
By Michael Rios and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — World leaders have offered their condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy…
Continue Reading Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
By Associated Press (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed,…
Continue Reading Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling airliner. A plunging stock…
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Proper lithium-ion battery disposal
Lithium-ion batteries can suddenly explode. Even a small one could burn at over two-thousand degrees, says the Power Tool…
Continue Reading Before allegedly participating in the beating of Robert Brooks, these officers were accused of involvement in prior cases
By Zoe Sottile and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — At least three of the officers involved in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a New York man held…
Continue Reading Charles Shyer, ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Baby Boom’ filmmaker, dies at 83
AP Film Writer Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like “Private Benjamin,” “Baby Boom” and…
Continue Reading Peru’s Navy rescues dozens of fishermen stranded at sea as giant waves pound shore
TUMBES, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Navy says it has rescued about 30 fishermen who had been stranded for two days at sea as giant waves pounded the…
Continue Reading The Latest: State funeral for Jimmy Carter will be Jan. 9
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
Associated Press PLAINS, Georgia (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the…
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