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…
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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…
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‘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…
Continue Reading How co-writing a book threatened the Carters’ marriage
NEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. His more than two dozen books included…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the…
Continue Reading Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its…
Continue Reading Notable quotes by Jimmy Carter
Some quotations from Jimmy Carter. We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to…
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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and…
Continue Reading Significant milestones in life and career of Jimmy Carter
— Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. — June 1946: Carter graduates from…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter: A brief bio
— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter, Jr. — BORN: Oct. 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains, Georgia, the first U.S. president born in a hospital. He…
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Jimmy Carter, a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman, dies at 100
By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,…
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More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know
CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, James Legge and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a…
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Penn State coach James Franklin says Nick Saban should be college football’s commissioner
AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin believes college football needs a commissioner and he even has a…
Continue Reading Volcano to Heisman stage: Ashton Jeanty’s journey helped push Boise State into playoff
AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty’s athletic arc took him from the bowels of an Italian volcano to the Heisman Trophy…
Continue Reading Passengers report flames as Air Canada flight suffers ‘suspected landing gear issue’ after landing
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An Air Canada Express flight “experienced a suspected landing gear issue” after arriving at Halifax Stanfield…
Continue Reading Penn State’s polarizing QB Drew Allar puts critics on mute and keeps winning games
AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it’s usually a backhanded compliment.…
Continue Reading 4 killed in a storm system that spawned tornadoes across the southern U.S.
Associated Press Officials are assessing the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes…
Continue Reading Mexican authorities find 11 clandestine graves with 15 bodies near border with Guatemala
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Eleven clandestine graves with the bodies of 15 men have been located in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, where a…
Continue Reading ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office
AP Film Writer Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over…
Continue Reading What we know about the deadly passenger jet crash in South Korea
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179…
Continue Reading Russian man arrested for allegedly running LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead in custody
A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, rights group OVD-Info reported…
Continue Reading Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he…
Continue Reading Turkey’s imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader says he is willing to work with authorities for peace
ISTANBUL (AP) — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has said that he is willing to…
Continue Reading LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA’s all-time scoring leader
AP Basketball Writer When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his…
Continue Reading Flights temporarily suspended at Halifax airport after airplane landing incident
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield…
Continue Reading Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections
BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner on…
Continue Reading NBA All-Star Luka Doncic becomes latest professional athlete whose home was burglarized
By Ashley R. Williams, Hanna Park and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Around $30,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from Dallas Mavericks guard Luka…
Continue Reading New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, following a tumultuous election period…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit…
Continue Reading Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn’t work out so well
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and…
Continue Reading She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
By Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, allegedly set on fire…
Continue Reading Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
Associated Press JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the…
Continue Reading 3 die off northern France coast in a Channel crossing attempt
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern…
Continue Reading Low turnout in Chad parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadians have voted in parliamentary and regional elections that will end the three-year transitional…
Continue Reading Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate…
Continue Reading Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating its path toward EU
Associated Press TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a…
Continue Reading Croatia’s incumbent president gains most votes for re-election, but not enough to avoid a runoff
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic won most of the votes in the first round of a presidential…
Continue Reading A suicide bomber kills a police officer and wounds another in southern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say a suicide bomber killed a local police officer and wounded another in a southern Iranian port city, home to a…
Continue Reading A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of…
Continue Reading Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics
Associated Press LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales has a campaign pitch for 2025 that has worked elsewhere: Other…
Continue Reading 2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here’s how it unfolded
In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia’s isolation from the West over the war in…
Continue Reading Plays between air raids and songs in shelters: How cultural life is thriving in wartime Ukraine
By Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Olha Mesheryakova doesn’t know what the next year will bring for her life in the capital of war-torn…
Continue Reading Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
Associated Press Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems…
Continue Reading Snoop’s game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name
AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg climbed to top step of the bandstand and raised his arms, setting off a roar from the crowd. The…
Continue Reading 2 Oregon men die from exposure in a forest after they went out to look for Sasquatch
STEVENSON, Wash. (AP) — Two Oregon men were found dead in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look for Sasquatch,…
Continue Reading 2 Oregon men die from exposure in a forest after they went out to look for Sasquatch
STEVENSON, Wash. (AP) — Two Oregon men were found dead in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look for Sasquatch,…
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Scheduled road closure at US 191/189, Hoback River Canyon
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of US 191/189 through Hoback Canyon for Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM for…
Continue Reading Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans
NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the…
Continue Reading More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, James Legge and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a…
Continue Reading Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South…
Continue Reading Degenhart’s 26 points, last-minute layup lift Boise State past San Jose State 73-71
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 26 points to lead Boise State and sealed the win with a layup with 54 seconds left as the Broncos…
Continue Reading The oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 105
By Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — Warren “Red” Upton, a 105-year-old World War II US veteran who was the oldest living survivor of the 1941 attack…
Continue Reading Kenya’s president promises to stop abductions following wave of disappearances
By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent…
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At least 5 shows canceled after drones fell from the sky at Orlando holiday event
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — At least five drone shows have been canceled, or have paused the use of the systems, after several drones struck a…
Continue Reading Mavs star Luka Doncic is latest pro athlete whose home was burglarized, business manager says
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is the latest professional athlete whose home has been burglarized. The star guard’s…
Continue Reading Authorities seek help finding those responsible for damaging a petroglyph panel in Utah
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with illegally installed climbing…
Continue Reading Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech…
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3 firefighters and 12 passengers injured in train collision with fire truck in Florida
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Three firefighters and 12 passengers were injured when a train collided with a fire truck on an emergency call…
Continue Reading Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging
Associated Press Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent…
Continue Reading 15 hurt in Florida when train hits fire truck that drove onto tracks after another train passed
Associated Press Three firefighters and a dozen passengers have been injured in Florida after a fire truck drove around the crossing arms into the…
Continue Reading Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east
HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed…
Continue Reading North Carolina federal prison supervisor convicted after instructing physical punishment
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina federal prison supervisor has been convicted of instructing a correctional officer to physically punish a man…
Continue Reading A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online, sheriff says
HAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man…
Continue Reading Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian…
Continue Reading Victor Wembanyama plays 1-on-1 chess with fans in New York
AP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not…
Continue Reading Belarus’ strongman leader pardons 20 more prisoners, but rights groups say repression continues
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A statement on his website says Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 20 more…
Continue Reading Republicans gain temporary control of Minnesota House after Democrat decides not to appeal ruling
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Republicans will start off the year with at least a temporary majority in the Minnesota House. Democrat Curtis Johnson…
Continue Reading Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age…
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Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
CNN By Darya Tarasova, Catherine Nicholls and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an…
Continue Reading Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open
AP Business Writer The discount chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open. Big Lots said it will be sold to Gordon…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east…
Continue Reading Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong for the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show, as part of a…
Continue Reading Sweden embarks on a sober search for more cemetery space in case of war
Associated Press GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they’ll…
Continue Reading Physical therapy is ‘the best-kept secret in health care’
AP Sports Writer Most people think of physical therapy as rehabilitation. But many physical therapists want the profession to be seen as preventive…
Continue Reading Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging…
Continue Reading The husband-wife legal team working on two of today’s biggest criminal cases
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the suspected health care CEO assassin Luigi Mangione have decided on a…
Continue Reading CNN’s top 100 digital stories of 2024
By Marcus Mabry In 2016, CNN produced a book entitled Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything. As we look back on the top 100 stories of…
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