Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ under Trump?
AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal making throughout…
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Israeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal
By Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Hamdi Alkhshali and Catherine Nicholls (CNN) — The spokesperson of the…
Continue Reading Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain…
Continue Reading Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according…
Continue Reading Laken Riley went for a morning jog. Less than 30 minutes later, she was dead. What we know about her final moments
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Laken Riley, 22, left home at 9:03 a.m. on February 22 with her iPhone for a February morning jog. She…
Continue Reading Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people
By Maria Kostenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine in months, hitting energy infrastructure…
Continue Reading US students who box, skydive and help youth and asylum seekers are among 2025’s Rhodes scholars
Associated Press A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious…
Continue Reading Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s…
Continue Reading Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says a Russian strike on a nine-story building in the city of Sumy killed eight people…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while…
Continue Reading Wreck of US Navy’s heroic ‘dancing mouse’ WWII warship found off Australia
By Brad Lendon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The wreck of a US warship sunk in a World War II battle dubbed one of the bravest ever stands by a US…
Continue Reading Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to…
Continue Reading Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Associated Press Firefighters in New York say a voluntary evacuation has helped them protect about 165 homes from a wildfire as officials in much of…
Continue Reading The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that’s a fantasy
By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic have been hailed worldwide as revolutionary for medicine. In…
Continue Reading Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv,…
Continue Reading How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall?…
Continue Reading Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12
Associated Press The first, ominous sounds came from deep within the massive stack of logs in the darkest hours of the Texas night. Witnesses…
Continue Reading A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn’t over yet
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara is the third named storm to emerge this November, serving up a reminder that the Atlantic…
Continue Reading Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history
Associated Press Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have…
Continue Reading Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save…
Continue Reading Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money…
Continue Reading As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be…
Continue Reading The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
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Continue Reading From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Joe Biden declared Sunday that there’s no going back in…
Continue Reading Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark is crowned the 73rd Miss Universe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe. Kjaer, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond…
Continue Reading ‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say
AP Sports Writer “Inside the NBA” will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and…
Continue Reading Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of…
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Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — For many in New Delhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities, Lodhi Garden is an escape in the heart of…
Continue Reading Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82
AP National Writer Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an…
Continue Reading Duterte returns as Philippines’ political clans wage ‘a fight to the death’
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have…
Continue Reading ‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White
CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest…
Continue Reading Mountain West Conference determines there’s insufficient evidence in volleyball Title IX complaint
AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mountain West Conference has concluded there was insufficient evidence to determine misconduct between…
Continue Reading 7 weeks after Helene, Asheville now has safe drinking water
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more…
Continue Reading Lighting of Vienna town hall Christmas tree marks start of Yuletide season in Austrian capital
VIENNA (AP) — A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on…
Continue Reading Model charged in stabbing death in the Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) — A model who appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Levi’s has been formally charged in the stabbing death of a man in New…
Continue Reading Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say officers involved in fatal shooting of Salina man won’t be charged
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Salina man were justified in their actions and won’t be…
Continue Reading Syracuse officials insist drinking water is clean as residents call for a state of emergency
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Darlene Medley says she can’t trust the water coming from the faucets at her Syracuse, New York, home if she…
Continue Reading Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to…
Continue Reading Minnesota election judge charged with 2 felonies for allegedly letting 11 unregistered people vote
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly…
Continue Reading Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory
By Abel Alvarado and Veronica Calderon, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election…
Continue Reading Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has wrapped up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual…
Continue Reading Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members…
Continue Reading Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home…
Continue Reading What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. The measure won…
Continue Reading New Charles Manson docuseries reveals the murderous cult leader admitted to more killings in jail
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Charles Manson suggested he was a killer long before he became the infamous cult leader who instructed his…
Continue Reading At least 13 people killed and more kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials in eastern Congo say at least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped by extremist…
Continue Reading Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election
Associated Press TOCUYITO, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has released some of the thousands of people who were detained during and…
Continue Reading NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery…
Continue Reading Knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China leaves 8 dead and 17 injured
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police say eight people have been killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern…
Continue Reading US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern…
Continue Reading Trump attends UFC championship fight in New York, taking a break from Cabinet picks
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC…
Continue Reading Jake Paul believes he can fight for a title, but Mike Tyson might be done in the ring at 58
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul believes he can fight for a championship belt within two years. Mike Tyson might be finished in…
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By Dalia Faheid, Taylor Romine and Ray Sanchez (CNN) — The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’…
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DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office after shooting of Sonya Massey
WICS, SANGAMON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Taylor Romine and Ray Sanchez (CNN) — The US Justice Department has launched…
Continue Reading An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine’s coast
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world’s largest aquaculture…
Continue Reading Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
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Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy…
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Weddings have long been expensive. Now, guests are paying, too
Essay by Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Weddings used to be simple affairs. Take the wedding of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who married Lucy…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the…
Continue Reading Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China
By Steven Jiang and Shawn Deng, CNN (CNN) — Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her…
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Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras,…
Continue Reading Weary Philippines cleans up after Super Typhoon Man-yi becomes fourth major storm to hit in the past fortnight
Taylor Ward, Allison Chinchar, Catherine Nicholls, Robert Shackelford and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A super typhoon ripped through the…
Continue Reading Olav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his…
Continue Reading From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Heretic,’ why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers
Associated Press In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his…
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Associated Press TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the…
Continue Reading Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling,…
Continue Reading Israeli troops make deepest incursion so far into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
By Mostafa Salem, Eyad Kourdi, Charbel Mallo, Niamh Kennedy and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Israeli troops are understood to have…
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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government…
Continue Reading Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back…
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By Maria Kostenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia’s war in Ukraine will end…
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Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission has been doused with black paint at a meeting to…
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Irene Silverman was suspicious of the lanky young man renting an apartment in her limestone townhome in New York…
Continue Reading Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and…
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VIENNA (AP) — Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company…
Continue Reading Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of…
Continue Reading Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous…
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Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump’s victory, standing and…
Continue Reading Prosecutors share how a smartwatch left clues in the killing of Laken Riley. Here are the key trial takeaways so far
By Ashley R. Williams, Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia, Amanda Musa, Devon M. Sayers and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — About a half dozen…
Continue Reading Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with…
Continue Reading Arrest made in connection to decades-old Massachusetts double murder case
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Forty-six years after a double homicide case in western Massachusetts went cold, an unexpected tip has led…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a…
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Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix’s first attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. Friday’s fight between Mike Tyson…
Continue Reading The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically…
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Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The main goal of this year’s United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how…
Continue Reading They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive
Associated Press ADRE, Chad (AP) — Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad. They say that men in…
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AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and…
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Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and…
Continue Reading Investigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of…
Continue Reading Arizona state Senate candidate killed in a car crash a day after conceding
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Democratic candidate for an Arizona state Senate seat has been killed in a traffic accident the morning after conceding to…
Continue Reading Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy…
Continue Reading An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the…
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Associated Press There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter. It’s called November…
Continue Reading Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil…
Continue Reading House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a…
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Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to…
Continue Reading More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s high school graduation exams on Election Day, they joined a…
Continue Reading Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn…
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