Louisiana’s special session kicks off Monday. Here’s a look at what may be discussed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss…
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‘Nothing is moving:’ Families’ anger grows in Israel as hostages mark 100 days in Hamas captivity
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — For the families of those seized by Hamas, Sunday marks a grueling milestone. The hostages have been held for…
Continue Reading Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to 26-7 playoff win over Miami in near-record low temps
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, had his helmet shattered when he took…
Continue Reading In Uganda, refugees’ need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Refugees from Uganda’s neighboring countries have long been welcomed to the Nakivale…
Continue Reading All prison staff held hostage by inmates in Ecuador now free, officials say
By Heather Chen and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — All prison guards and administrative employees held hostage by inmates at correctional facilities…
Continue Reading Buildings burn as lava from Icelandic volcano eruption flows into evacuated fishing town
By Shirin Zia Faqiri, Michael Rios, Heather Chen and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, sending molten lava…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties
By GIVO ALPUTRA Associated Press AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi has erupted again, spewing smoke and ash high into the air but…
Continue Reading Who is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new President?
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the…
Continue Reading A royal first: Australia celebrates Princess Mary’s historic rise to be queen consort in Denmark
SYDNEY (AP) — For the first time, Australians find themselves on the brink of witnessing one of their own, Princess Mary of Denmark, rise to the…
Continue Reading 2 children and a woman drowned in the Rio Grande, authorities say, days after Texas blocked the feds amid migrant crisis
By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the…
Continue Reading From a ludicrously capacious bag to fake sausages: ‘Succession’ props draw luxe prices
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Someday soon, someone will be walking down the street proudly carrying a ludicrously capacious…
Continue Reading Five-foot Toy Story 3 bear draws the crowds at Costco’s first store in ‘China’s Silicon Valley’
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than four years after Costco’s first store in the country caused a stir, shoppers in the southern…
Continue Reading Texas congressman says migrants drowned near area where US Border Patrol had access restricted
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas congressman says three migrants, including two children, drowned while…
Continue Reading Palestinian soccer team set for its first test at Asian Cup against three-time champion Iran
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Palestinian soccer team will get its first test at the Asian Cup with its preparations…
Continue Reading Fendi’s gender-busting men’s collection is inspired by Princess Anne, ‘chicest woman in the world’
BY COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi plucked heirlooms from an aristocratic family hope chest and embellished…
Continue Reading As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal…
Continue Reading At least 37 dead in Colombia landslides
By Gerardo Lemos, Sahar Akbarzai, Jose Alvarez, Heather Chen and Juan Carlos Paz, CNN (CNN) — Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave’s remaining border
By Lauren Izso, Heather Law and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Mexico is investigating the reported disappearance of 9 Colombian women
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say they are investigating the reported disappearance of nine Colombian women in the Gulf coast state of…
Continue Reading DeSantis and Haley barnstorm across frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, JILL COLVIN, MEG KINNARD and BILL BARROW Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were…
Continue Reading John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Ceiling in 15th century convent collapses in Italy during wedding reception, injuring 30 people
ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s Tuscany region says 30 people were injured when a restaurant ceiling collapsed during a wedding…
Continue Reading Who is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new President?
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the…
Continue Reading Woman falls nearly 100 feet to her death within a Virginia cave
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A woman died after she fell nearly 100 feet within a cave in Virginia, authorities said. The woman was…
Continue Reading Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg government to bring them home
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on…
Continue Reading Dog rescued after falling from 60-foot cliff near Michigan’s Lake Superior shoreline
By Sarah Dewberry and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A family’s visit to one of Michigan’s scenic landmarks almost ended in tragedy when their…
Continue Reading Mexico sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after Hurricane Otis. But it hasn’t stopped the violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25. But apparently…
Continue Reading A conductor invited refugees who’d never played instruments to join his orchestra. It changed his life
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan…
Continue Reading Maldives leader says his country’s small size isn’t a license to bully in apparent swipe at India
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president of the Maldives says that his country’s small size doesn’t give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign…
Continue Reading As Israel-Hamas war reaches 100-day mark, here’s the conflict by numbers
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war has quickly shattered many records when it comes to the history of…
Continue Reading Senior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani political party says its chief met the Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan. It’s the second publicly known meeting…
Continue Reading Two Navy SEALs are missing after Thursday night mission off coast of Somalia
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after doing a nighttime boarding mission off…
Continue Reading Genocide case against Israel: Where does the rest of the world stand on the momentous allegations?
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa says more than 50 countries support its case at the United Nations’…
Continue Reading Chiefs-Dolphins could approach NFL record for coldest game. Bills-Steelers postponed due to snow
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The wild-card playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins on Saturday…
Continue Reading Bills-Steelers playoff game moved to Monday amid forecast for dangerous winter weather
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that was scheduled for Sunday was moved to Monday…
Continue Reading Protesters in Georgia demand punishment for woman accused of defacing Stalin icon
Story by Reuters (CNN) — A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious…
Continue Reading UN sets December deadline for its peacekeepers in Congo to completely withdraw
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo says it will complete its withdrawal from the Central African nation by the end of…
Continue Reading Police identify third victim who died in fiery New Year crash; motive remains unknown
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Police on Friday identified a third victim who died in a fiery car crash outside a music…
Continue Reading NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate two crashes involving…
Continue Reading Slowing inflation suggests that Biden’s policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only…
Continue Reading Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
By SIMINA MISTREANU and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard…
Continue Reading Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
By MATT BROWN AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the first primaries of the 2024 election just around the corner, Republican candidates are…
Continue Reading Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded near Oklahoma City suburb
By KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two stronger than 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma…
Continue Reading William Scrape-speare, Clearopathra, Lord Cold-emort and other hilarious city snow plow names
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows…
Continue Reading 4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in Somalia this week
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured…
Continue Reading A global day of protests draws thousands in London and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches
By DANICA KIRKA and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Children have joined thousands of other demonstrators making their way…
Continue Reading A huge fire engulfs a warehouse in Russia outside the city of St Petersburg
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that a huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St.…
Continue Reading Iowa’s sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground for both Trump and DeSantis
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa’s Republican caucuses is a vast,…
Continue Reading Iowa’s winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowans won’t be out Monday night. Never mind that…
Continue Reading French Foreign Minister visits Kyiv and pledges solidarity as Russia launches attacks
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv,…
Continue Reading Taiwan voters dismiss China warnings and hand ruling party a historic third consecutive presidential win
By Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off…
Continue Reading A British D-Day veteran celebrates turning 100, but the big event is yet to come
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British D-Day veteran Bill Gladden turned 100 on Saturday, a day after his niece threw a surprise…
Continue Reading Russia unleashes fresh barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine
By Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz warns of extremists stoking rage as farmers protest and discontent is high
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for calm and a readiness to accept compromises as the…
Continue Reading Ecuador arrests hundreds in bid to halt eruption of gang-based violence
By Maurizio Torres, Gerardo Lemos and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 900 people have been arrested in Ecuador since Tuesday in a national…
Continue Reading More than 30 Palestinians were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip
By NAJIB JOBAIN, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health and rescue officials say more than 30 Palestinians…
Continue Reading Pakistan effectively shuts the key crossing into Afghanistan to truck drivers
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says Pakistan has effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s president visits Vietnam’s EV maker Vinfast and says conditions ready for a car plant
By HAU DINH and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has visited Vietnamese automaker…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ruling party marks its 112th anniversary ahead of a tough election year
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th…
Continue Reading Body of skier retrieved from Idaho backcountry after avalanche that forced rescue of 2 other men
MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing…
Continue Reading Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during…
Continue Reading Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on…
Continue Reading A mudslide in Colombia’s west kills at least 18 people and injures dozens others
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Officials in Colombia say that a mudslide has killed at least 18 people and left dozens injured in the country’s…
Continue Reading During 100 days of war, a Gaza doctor pushes through horror and loss in his struggle to save lives
By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — For a few hours every day or night, Dr. Suhaib Alhamss tries to sleep on…
Continue Reading As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more…
Continue Reading Republicans push back on Biden plan to axe federal funds for anti-abortion counseling centers
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist in the abortion access fight, congressional Republicans are trying to block a…
Continue Reading Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department’s first death penalty case under Garland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a…
Continue Reading Counting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones’ 100th day in captivity
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of…
Continue Reading Guatemalans hope for a peaceful transition of power with Bernardo Arévalo’s upcoming inauguration
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the…
Continue Reading War in Gaza, election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday
By TERRY TANG and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As communities nationwide prepare this weekend to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday…
Continue Reading In 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. The war already is the longest…
Continue Reading The US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel…
Continue Reading Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warn
By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing…
Continue Reading Nigerian group provides hundreds of prosthetic limbs to amputee children thanks to crowdfunding
By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian children with amputated limbs are getting help to walk again and…
Continue Reading In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico’s warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they…
Continue Reading As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of…
Continue Reading After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime…
Continue Reading 1 skier found dead in Idaho avalanche after 2 others rescued
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A skier was found dead after an avalanche in a backcountry area of Shoshone County, Idaho, officials said, in a…
Continue Reading Corpses on streets amid scenes of ‘utter horror’ in Gaza, UN official says
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — People starving and dead bodies left in the streets: This is the dire picture of conditions in northern Gaza…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s brightest stars turn out for the American Film Institute Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Everyone has ended up walking away a winner at the American Film…
Continue Reading Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an inmate who is scheduled to be the first person executed with…
Continue Reading Tearful Russian billionaire who spent $2 billion on art tells jurors Sotheby’s cheated him
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby’s of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over workers…
Continue Reading Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek…
Continue Reading Lawmakers may look at ditching Louisiana’s ‘unique jungle’ primary system for a partisan one
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In what would be an overhaul to Louisiana’s unique open “jungle primary” system, which…
Continue Reading A Proud Boys member who wielded an axe handle during the Capitol riot gets over 4 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his…
Continue Reading Polls open as Taiwan voters choose next president, weighing China’S threat and island’s stability
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The polls have opened in Taiwan as the island’s voters…
Continue Reading Who is Frederik X, the new King of Denmark?
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he left…
Continue Reading Los Angeles man pleads not guilty to killing wife and her parents, putting body parts in trash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man accused of killing his wife and her parents and then stuffing their dismembered body parts into trash bags has…
Continue Reading Flu activity ticked down last week, but respiratory virus season is far from over in the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The United States started the new year awash in respiratory illness, with high levels of flu, Covid-19 and…
Continue Reading Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MyPillow chief executive and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Friday that Fox…
Continue Reading Blinken meets Chinese and Japanese diplomats, seeks stability as Taiwan voters head to the polls
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with a senior Chinese diplomat as the Biden…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate; Governor J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill. ___…
Continue Reading Defamation case against Nebraska Republican Party should be heard by a jury, state’s high court says
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has found that a jury should hear former Republican state…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore announces he is retiring at the end of February
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief has announced he is retiring. Chief Michel…
Continue Reading Mayday call from burning cargo ship in New Jersey prompted doomed rescue effort for 2 firefighters
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — An investigation into the deaths of two Newark, New Jersey firefighters finds that an initial…
Continue Reading South Carolina father and stepmother arrested in death of 5-year-old son in 1989 cold case, authorities say
By Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 35 years after the body of a five-year-old boy was found near his family’s residence in…
Continue Reading Truck driver sentenced to a year in prison for crash that killed New Hampshire trooper
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A Connecticut truck driver will serve at least 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges related to a…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico take aim at gun violence, panhandling, retail crime and hazing
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is advocating for a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun…
Continue Reading State trooper plunges into icy Vermont pond to save 8-year-old girl
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state trooper is being praised for plunging into a frigid pond and saving the life of an 8-year-old girl who had…
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