Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for…
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Small, luxury foods are great as stocking stuffers or other gifts. Ideas for under $50
Associated Press If you have an avid cook or food lover in your life, your holiday gifting opportunities are vast and deep. There are authentic…
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Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
WOLO, CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for drowning her two young sons in 1994, was…
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The right book can inspire the young readers in your life, from picture books to YA novels
Associated Press It’s holiday season, but that doesn’t have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game…
Continue Reading From fashion to sports, coffee table books are great holiday options
AP Lifestyles Writer Hollywood to fashion, dogs to sports. Coffee table books are great options for holiday gifts. That’s especially true for…
Continue Reading Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold…
Continue Reading Yaks, bears and cockatoos are among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo
Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos. A Russian government…
Continue Reading The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here’s what it means
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines expands the use of a weapon that the…
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How a gruesome attack along a UGA trail has changed the lives of students and nature lovers
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN Athens, Georgia (CNN) — The five pairs of sneakers resting in front of a popular wooded trail serve as a daily reminder…
Continue Reading Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur has won another term in the U.S. House after defeating a Republican state…
Continue Reading Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel’s long-running investigation…
Continue Reading Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president’s plan to change constitution
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo have called for nationwide protests against President Felix…
Continue Reading Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) — The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, says he will wrap up his…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack of her administration’s legal affairs…
Continue Reading Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them
Associated Press Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to penalize…
Continue Reading NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city…
Continue Reading A Georgia city will blow up an old hotel to greet 2025
MACON, Ga. (AP) — One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang. The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday approved a plan…
Continue Reading Radical Jaguar rebrand and new logo sparks ire online
NEW YORK (AP) — A promotional video for a rebrand of British luxury car brand Jaguar is being criticized online for showing models in brightly…
Continue Reading Family of teen killed in shooting sue Tuskegee University for wrongful death
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a hail of gunfire at Tuskegee University are suing the school in a wrongful…
Continue Reading Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on…
Continue Reading Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish authorities say they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to…
Continue Reading Russia’s ally Belarus targets hundreds for showing solidarity with Ukraine during the war
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights report says hundreds of people in Belarus who have shown solidarity with Ukraine have been…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A day after New York prosecutors said they will fight efforts to dismiss Donald Trump’s hush money conviction,…
Continue Reading FTX co-founder gets no prison time after cooperating in case against Sam Bankman-Fried
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An apologetic FTX co-founder has been sentenced to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a judge praised his…
Continue Reading Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens.…
Continue Reading Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
Associated Press A second teenager has been charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia. Meanwhile a storm…
Continue Reading Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he’s chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as…
Continue Reading Gallaudet women’s volleyball team is signing, quietly winning and rolling into the NCAA Tournament
AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Laughs and the occasional celebratory scream pierce the calm quiet of the gym and the sound of volleyballs…
Continue Reading US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war…
Continue Reading Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon’s Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal’s legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and…
Continue Reading Campbell’s shareholders approve the company’s new, soupless name
NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell’s is ditching the soup — at least in name. And the change has now received shareholders’ greenlight. Campbell Soup…
Continue Reading Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government ‘overreach’ seen under Biden
AP Airlines Writer The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines…
Continue Reading 2024 In Review Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look back at the events of 2024. Notable US Events January 3 – Hundreds of pages of unsealed…
Continue Reading UEFA orders Kosovo to forfeit Nations League game after team walks off. Romania punished for chants
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered Kosovo to forfeit a Nations League game in Romania after its team refused to play on in second-half…
Continue Reading ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war…
Continue Reading Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine…
Continue Reading Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer’s funeral
LONDON (AP) — The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan…
Continue Reading Creator of ‘suicide capsule’ rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S.…
Continue Reading Explosion rocks condominium in Detroit suburb, sparking fires and injuring 2
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Officials say an explosion possibly caused by a natural gas leak has rocked a suburban Detroit condominium complex. At…
Continue Reading Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life…
Continue Reading Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are trying to crack the mystery of how two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were cut…
Continue Reading Ford, facing economic headwinds and weak EV sales, to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ford is cutting its workforce by 4,000 in Europe and the U.K. by the end of 2027, citing headwinds…
Continue Reading Viola Davis to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis became one of Hollywood’s most revered actors through an array of powerful roles, from…
Continue Reading Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his…
Continue Reading Spain to grant residency, work permits to hundreds of thousands of migrants in the country illegally
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain will grant residency and work permits to about 300,000 migrants living in the country illegally each year for…
Continue Reading Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers for the entertainment giant
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast will spin off many of its cable television networks that were once at the heart of the entertainment…
Continue Reading Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage
By Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. That’s because the U.S. said…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but with more cases pending, he is staying in prison
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The lawyer for Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he has been granted bail in a graft case…
Continue Reading The UN authorizes the 1st mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control the outbreak in Congo
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. Experts hope it will help make immunizations more…
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024.…
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By Gertrude Kitongo, CNN (CNN) — In 2021, Google announced $1 billion of investment in Africa, aiming to enhance connectivity, drive innovation…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Four fun wintertime vehicles for under $40,000
Edmunds Driving in the snow isn’t enjoyable for many people. It’s cold, the roads are slick, and city traffic is often slow going. But there are…
Continue Reading A tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 20: SpaceX, Russia, Trump transition, Bomb cyclone, Bitcoin
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 20: SpaceX, Russia, Trump transition, Bomb cyclone, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
Continue Reading Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an…
Continue Reading Australia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over…
Continue Reading Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the…
Continue Reading Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour)…
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By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene…
Continue Reading Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was…
Continue Reading Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for drowning her two young sons in 1994, was unanimously…
Continue Reading Japan says it will watch China’s military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender…
Continue Reading Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scuffles have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters…
Continue Reading Russia arrests a German national accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it arrested a German national it accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities on…
Continue Reading Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s…
Continue Reading US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. defense chief says the Biden administration will give Ukraine antipersonnel land mines to help it…
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Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor…
Continue Reading Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack at a security post in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 troops, military sources…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set
Associated Press TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a…
Continue Reading Higher energy bills push UK inflation to 6-month high in October
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen sharply to a six-month high in October, cementing market expectations that there…
Continue Reading ‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest
Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages,…
Continue Reading Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court in Uganda after disappearing in Kenya
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A well-known Ugandan opposition figure has appeared in a military court days after he was reported missing…
Continue Reading Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades in a step aimed at modernizing data collection and…
Continue Reading Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — This year, Russian missile attacks have knocked out about 50% of Ukraine’s power generation, a major…
Continue Reading North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to…
Continue Reading Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Parts of coastal southern China have suspended ferry services as a major storm passes into the South China Sea, bringing high…
Continue Reading Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year
AP Entertainment Writer Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent…
Continue Reading What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Associated Press Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past…
Continue Reading Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education,…
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Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Belem, a bustling metropolitan area of 2.5 million people near the mouth of the Amazon River, is preparing to…
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Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Three generations of TJ Rickard’s family lost their homes in the deadly Maui wildfire more than a year ago, and…
Continue Reading Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that…
Continue Reading Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his…
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Associated Press EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing…
Continue Reading Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia’s foreign minister
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian lawmakers have reappointed experienced diplomat Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister. The National Assembly…
Continue Reading NYC police officer shot, suspect dead after shootout in Jamaica, Queens
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have killed a man in Queens after he shot at officers — hitting one in the leg — who were responding to…
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A mother’s agony: What Allyson Phillips has endured during the trial of the man accused of killing her daughter, Laken Riley
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN Athens, Georgia (CNN) — For Laken Riley’s mother, the anguish of losing a child in a gruesome attack is amplified by…
Continue Reading Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the…
Continue Reading Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused…
Continue Reading Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a…
Continue Reading A mother’s agony: What Allyson Phillips has endured during the trial of the man accused of killing her daughter, Laken Riley
By Holly Yan, CNN Athens, Georgia (CNN) — For Laken Riley’s mother, the anguish of losing a child in a gruesome attack is amplified by the…
Continue Reading What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon is Donald Trump’s choice for Education secretary. McMahon led the Small Business…
Continue Reading 2 police officers and suspect shot in struggle over gun in Louisville, Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say two police officers and a suspect have been shot in the city of Louisville after the officers…
Continue Reading Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Veronica Miracle, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as…
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