Former Sinn Fein leader Adams faces a lawsuit in London over bombings during the ‘Troubles’
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Texas authorities have begun arresting migrants at a public park near the US-Mexico border, official says
CNN By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the…
Continue Reading Maine has a workforce shortage problem that it hopes to resolve with recently arrived immigrants
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and a state representative who immigrated from Somalia are…
Continue Reading Teen pleads guilty in Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal
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Continue Reading President Joe Biden signs bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a short-term spending bill that keeps the federal government operating until early March. Signed…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany’s far right
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands gathered in Hamburg on Friday for a demonstration against the far right, and organizers said the protest was ended…
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Continue Reading Police charge man with killing suburban Philly neighbor after feuding over defendant’s loud snoring
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Continue Reading ‘Frost quakes’ were felt around Chicago this week. Here’s what scientists do and don’t know about the seismic phenomenon
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small…
Continue Reading US Navy fighter jets strike Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, officials say
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say American fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites for the…
Continue Reading Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
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Continue Reading Tim Scott to endorse Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary
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Continue Reading Alabama inmate asking federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas
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Continue Reading African leaders criticize Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and call for an immediate cease-fire
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Continue Reading California Senate leader Toni Atkins announces run for governor in 2026
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Continue Reading Kansas court upholds a man’s death sentence, ruling he wasn’t clear about wanting to remain silent
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Continue Reading NYC mayor vetoes bill expanding reporting of police stops, faces override by City Council
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor has vetoed legislation aimed at providing more transparency in police…
Continue Reading Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military…
Continue Reading Japan’s lunar lander reaches the moon but is rapidly losing power, space agency says
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer landed on the lunar surface, but the mission may end prematurely…
Continue Reading Last year’s home sales were the lowest since 1995
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Continue Reading Americans are feeling much better about the economy thanks to slowing inflation
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Continue Reading Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels despite any pressure
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Continue Reading Flexible underpinnings of new big Stellantis vehicles will help company navigate political changes
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Continue Reading South African government says it plans to prevent an auction of historic Mandela artifacts
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Continue Reading Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling
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Continue Reading Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at age 100
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Continue Reading Maine’s top election official appeals the ruling that delayed a decision on Trump’s ballot status
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Continue Reading A cargo plane was forced to land in Miami after a reported engine fire sent sparks flying midair
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Continue Reading Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey
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Continue Reading Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is thrust into the spotlight over affair claims
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Continue Reading Fascist salute legal at rallies unless it threatens public order, says Italy’s high court
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Continue Reading An ally of Slovakia’s populist prime minister is preparing a run for president
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The speaker of Slovakia’s Parliament, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, says he will run for…
Continue Reading Jordan Henderson apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for his short-lived Saudi move as he arrives at Ajax
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Continue Reading Biden is skipping New Hampshire’s primary. One of his opponents says he’s as elusive as Bigfoot
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Continue Reading Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean
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Continue Reading Michigan man who fell into icy lake rescued after officer uses man’s dog to deliver rescue equipment
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used…
Continue Reading Moldovan man arrested in Croatia after rushing a van with migrants through Zagreb to escape police
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Moldovan national who was driving a van packed with migrants was arrested in Croatia following a car chase early on Friday…
Continue Reading Group suspected of killing Dutch crime reporter also wanted to kidnap PM Mark Rutte, witness says
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Continue Reading Ruth Wilson stirs up trauma of Magdalene laundries in ‘The Woman in the Wall’
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Continue Reading Without handshakes, Ukrainian players trying to keep message alive at Australian Open
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Continue Reading Russian prosecutors seek lengthy prison terms for suspects in cases linked to the war in Ukraine
By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press A Russian court in Siberia has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for shooting a military…
Continue Reading Former Republican legislative candidate pleads guilty to role in the US Capitol riot
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Continue Reading EU official praises efforts by Poland’s new government to restore the rule of law
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Continue Reading Family of a man who died after being tased by police sues Atlanta
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Continue Reading More than 1,000 rally in Russian region in continuing protests over activist’s jailing
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Continue Reading Officials in Martinique rescue two boaters and search for three others after boat capsizes
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Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, do-over mayoral primary
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Continue Reading German parliament approves easing rules to get citizenship, dropping restrictions on dual passports
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Continue Reading Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case
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Continue Reading The Los Angeles Innocence Project is representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife and unborn child
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Continue Reading Cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after after takeoff at Miami airport
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 19: Ballot fight, Government shutdown, Uvalde shooting, Moon mission, Artificial intelligence
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Macy’s is laying off around 2,000 employees and closing more stores as Americans move away from…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 19: Ballot fight, Government shutdown, Uvalde shooting, Moon mission, Artificial intelligence
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Continue Reading Sami rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding
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Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations will converge in New…
Continue Reading Japan’s first moon lander is aiming for a very small target
BY MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As Japan’s space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it’s aiming to hit…
Continue Reading The March for Life rallies against abortion with an eye toward the November elections
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Continue Reading An Israeli preemptive strike against Hezbollah was averted early in the Gaza war, top official says
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Continue Reading Japan hopes to join an elite club by landing on the moon: A closer look
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan hopes to make the world’s first “pinpoint landing” on the moon, joining a modern push…
Continue Reading Spelman College receives $100 million gift believed to be single-largest donation to an HBCU, school says
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Spelman College, a private women’s college in Atlanta, will receive a $100 million gift, which the school says…
Continue Reading Palestinians are documenting the war for millions on social media. Their followers have come to see them as family.
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Early on Christmas Day in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, Motaz Azaiza shared a terrifying update on X. A…
Continue Reading Japan’s imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako has expressed her yearning for peace as a mother’s love in her poem, read…
Continue Reading Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged
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Continue Reading American Airlines flight attendant faces child porn charge after allegedly filming minors in airplane bathrooms, DOJ says
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight attendant faces federal child pornography charges as he is accused of trying to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier…
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Continue Reading North Korea claims to test underwater nuclear-capable drone after US, South Korea and Japan show off naval might
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Friday claimed it had successfully tested an underwater nuclear…
Continue Reading Number of North Korean defectors nearly triples in 2023, including ‘elite’ diplomats, South Korea says
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023…
Continue Reading Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after a scathing Justice Department report
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Continue Reading Small plane that crashed off California coast was among a growing number of home-built aircraft
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast has been identified…
Continue Reading Thailand sentences man to record 50 years in prison for insulting the monarchy
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A Thai appeal court on Thursday extended a man’s prison sentence to a record 50 years for insulting…
Continue Reading Ukraine is piling pressure on China to help bring an end to the war. But Beijing’s peace plans are focused on Gaza
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Ukraine scrambles to keep international support with Russia’s invasion grinding into a third…
Continue Reading At least 7 people dead after a landslide buries a house in the southern Philippines, official says
DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine official says at least seven people, including five children, have been killed when a landslide set off by…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested underwater nuclear attack drone in response to rivals’ naval drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it had tested a purported underwater nuclear attack drone in response…
Continue Reading Mexican marines detain alleged leader of Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped, killed Americans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines have detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed…
Continue Reading Man cleared in a 1996 Brooklyn killing said for decades he knew who did it. Prosecutors now agree
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who served 14 years in prison for a deadly 1990s shooting in New York has been exonerated.…
Continue Reading An Oregon teen saw 3 people die after sliding on ice into a power line. Then she went to help.
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland,…
Continue Reading We could see the world’s 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today’s richest 1%
NEW YORK (AP) — The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that puts a spotlight on today’s richest 1%. In an…
Continue Reading First US spacecraft to attempt moon landing in decades burns up after failed mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After soaring hundreds of thousands of miles through space and battling a propellant issue that dashed its…
Continue Reading After Taiwan’s election, its new envoy to the US offers assurances to Washington and Beijing
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington has a message for both the island’s Chinese adversaries…
Continue Reading South Korea calls on divided UN council ‘to break the silence’ on North Korea’s tests and threats
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Korea is calling on the divided U.N. Security Council “to break the silence”…
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