Several dead as Storm Bert wreaks havoc across parts of Britain
By Manveena Suri, Chris Lau, Robert Shackelford and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — At least five people have died as Storm Bert swept across the…
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Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been acquitted on charges he persuaded a witness to lie…
Continue Reading Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing
Associated Press KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept…
Continue Reading The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by…
Continue Reading DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane has crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania’s capital and skidded into a…
Continue Reading One crew member dead, three survive as cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport
Helen Regan, Edward Szekeres, Sandi Sidhu, Manveena Suri and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — One crew member was killed after a cargo plane crashed…
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A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina
Associated Press AL QUDRA LAKES, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they…
Continue Reading Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
Associated Press OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if…
Continue Reading White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute
Associated Press A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door amid a long-running dispute has been sentenced to 25…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Dow hits another record as stocks rise
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading…
Continue Reading An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member…
Continue Reading Overhauls of ‘heritage brands’ raise the question: How important are our products to our identities?
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A spate of iconic rebrands in recent weeks have left some people reeling in a consumerist society where what we buy…
Continue Reading G7 foreign ministers push for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in final G7 of Biden administration
Associated Press FIUGGI, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are expressing cautious optimism about…
Continue Reading Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi becomes country’s new president
Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country’s new president…
Continue Reading Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far
AP Airlines Writer The last-minute Thanksgiving travelers are packing their cars and carry-on bags to hit the nation’s highways and airports.…
Continue Reading Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Manila’s biggest slum area
By Kathleen Magramo, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine…
Continue Reading New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned…
Continue Reading Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia’s Parliament that a plan to ban…
Continue Reading Who is Yamandú Orsi, the next president of Uruguay?
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the…
Continue Reading South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after boycotting Japanese event
Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial…
Continue Reading Greece’s leftist Syriza party elects new leader
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Syriza, the left-wing party which once governed Greece, has elected a new leader after a year of internal…
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DNA confirms man who had passed polygraph test as suspected killer in 1979 cold case
KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who…
Continue Reading What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea
Associated Press A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan,…
Continue Reading In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis
Associated Press Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.…
Continue Reading Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is ‘very close,’ regional source says, as Lebanon death toll climbs
By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group…
Continue Reading First Black woman major general honored as sponsor for US combat ship
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — The USS Beloit, a littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with African American…
Continue Reading Oklahoma Democrats mourn Fred Harris, former US senator and presidential candidate
Associated Press/Report for America Fred Harris, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Oklahoma, is being remembered by party members for his…
Continue Reading A New Mexico city reaches $20 million settlement in the death of a woman shot by a police officer
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally…
Continue Reading Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on…
Continue Reading Rainbow-clad revelers hit Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s pride parade
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on…
Continue Reading Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling more than $38 million for personal expenses
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement by a public official, money…
Continue Reading Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early…
Continue Reading Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into…
Continue Reading Israel investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage
By Mike Schwartz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it is investigating after Hamas released photos purportedly showing the body of a…
Continue Reading South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid…
Continue Reading How Jussie Smollett’s overturned conviction is similar to Bill Cosby’s
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found…
Continue Reading A pregnant law school student asked to move her exams away from near her due date and was denied until her friends stepped in
By Michelle Watson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Lovely is expecting her first child in early December. Her final exams at Georgetown…
Continue Reading Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy
CARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
AP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in…
Continue Reading New details emerge on BioLab fire that forced thousands to shelter outside Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta. The September…
Continue Reading Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald…
Continue Reading Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85
Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League…
Continue Reading Gunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 as violence spirals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gunmen have opened fire at a bar in southeast Mexico, killing six people and injuring at least five others. Local…
Continue Reading ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into…
Continue Reading Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean,…
Continue Reading Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the…
Continue Reading Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government spokesman in Pakistan’s volatile northwest says Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes have agreed to a…
Continue Reading Poland’s conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservatives have chosen a presidential candidate ahead of an election next year. The opposition…
Continue Reading Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado kills 2 and injures 1
DENVER (AP) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft’s pilot and an aerial photographer. The crash that occurred in…
Continue Reading DNA confirms man who had passed polygraph test as suspected killer in 1979 cold case
By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who they believe killed…
Continue Reading Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon”…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Trump’s Cabinet picks, Matt Gaetz, climate agreement, Texas curriculum, Chuck Woolery
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — With 2024 winding down, it’s time for the annual “of the year” story barrage to begin.…
Continue Reading US Air Force says drones spotted near 3 bases in England last week
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that…
Continue Reading Man killed after grenade accidentally explodes during house party in Croatia
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A man was killed and three other people were injured after a hand grenade accidentally exploded at a house party in…
Continue Reading After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another…
Continue Reading Russia fires commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say
By Billy Stockwell and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the…
Continue Reading The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump’s promises on growth and inflation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has big plans for the economy — and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on…
Continue Reading Homeless man’s alleged killing spree exposes NYC’s ‘whole rotten system’
By Ray Sanchez, John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Tall and disheveled, with a scraggly salt-and-pepper beard, Ramon Rivera was just…
Continue Reading Unidentified drones spotted over three US Air Force bases in Britain
By Rob Picheta and Natasha Bertrand, CNN London (CNN) — Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States…
Continue Reading Police in Jordan kill a gunman in a shootout near the Israeli Embassy
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Police in Jordan have shot and killed a man after he opened fire near the Israeli Embassy. Authorities say three police…
Continue Reading Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the…
Continue Reading Moscow offers debt forgiveness to new recruits and AP sees wreckage of a new Russian missile
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist…
Continue Reading This fiery evangelical pastor offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — The high price of bread and eggs doomed her. Nope, it was raw racism and sexism. Well, maybe she should have gone on…
Continue Reading Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and…
Continue Reading A prominent Cambodia environmentalist is arrested while investigating illegal logging
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in…
Continue Reading Remains found in Pennsylvania over 50 years ago are identified as teen girl who went missing
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The remains of a York, Pennsylvania, teenager who vanished in 1973 have been identified through genealogy research…
Continue Reading Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts…
Continue Reading Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix
AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Asked how he planned to celebrate his fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship, Max Verstappen did a quick…
Continue Reading Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates…
Continue Reading Pakistani police arrest thousands of Imran Khan supporters as capital under lockdown ahead of rally
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters as the capital remained under lockdown ahead of a…
Continue Reading Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection”…
Continue Reading Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Northeast is experiencing an unusually severe and widespread drought during months that are typically the…
Continue Reading Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
Associated Press UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel’s government has been cracking down on…
Continue Reading He’ll be the last meatpacker in the Meatpacking District. Here’s how NYC’s gritty ‘hood got chic
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The last meatpackers in New York’s Meatpacking District have agreed to end their leases early and make way…
Continue Reading Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang…
Continue Reading Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral…
Continue Reading 2 killed, 1 injured when Civil Air Patrol plane crashes during training exercise in Colorado
By Michelle Watson and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in northern Colorado on…
Continue Reading Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many…
Continue Reading Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay
Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential…
Continue Reading Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Associated Press Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the…
Continue Reading Venezuelan security forces have surrounded the Argentine embassy, opposition leaders say
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas,…
Continue Reading Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered…
Continue Reading Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught…
Continue Reading School bullies have moved online. But is banning all under-16s from social media really the answer?
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Kirra Pendergast talks to thousands of teenagers each year in her role as a cyber safety…
Continue Reading Michael B. Jordan uses timeout at women’s college basketball game to sign smoldering photo
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg strolled in wearing a jacket with JuJu Watkins’ name and number on the front and back. Michael B.…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an…
Continue Reading What to know about Brooke Rollins, Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of…
Continue Reading After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map…
Continue Reading Florida deputy found not guilty 2 years after botched arrest resulted in an explosion that left a suspect with severe burns
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Florida deputy has been found not guilty of culpable negligence more than two years after being accused of…
Continue Reading Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be…
Continue Reading Trump’s Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It’s a shift seen in his labor pick
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that…
Continue Reading A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911…
Continue Reading Thousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused…
Continue Reading Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in…
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Delaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
WXIA, CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photographs by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Delaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photos by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday night as the…
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Burglar impersonates homeowner to steal laptop from UPS driver
By Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story IRVINE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — With the holiday season quickly…
Continue Reading Secondary-ticket prices cool for the 2nd running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Secondary-ticket prices for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix have cooled considerably compared to last year’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico city reaches $20M settlement in the death of a woman shot by officer
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer…
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