Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex marriage win key opposition backing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage has received a major boost after the…
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The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1…
Continue Reading ‘Nothing short of grave robbery’: 2 families allege bodies of Alabama prison inmates were returned missing organs
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones…
Continue Reading Philanthropic group gifts United Negro College Fund $100 million grant to help boost HBCU endowments
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a…
Continue Reading US Virgin Islands announces it will build its first artificial reef to protect itself from storms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands says it will soon build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the U.S.…
Continue Reading A visual guide to Taiwan’s high-stakes presidential election
By Rosa de Acosta, Krystina Shveda and Marco Chacon, CNN (CNN) — Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president…
Continue Reading Serbia says it is disappointed with possible US sale of anti-tank missiles to Kosovo
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Serbia says the United States has received Kosovo’s request…
Continue Reading Ohio woman who suffered miscarriage at home will not be criminally charged, grand jury says
By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage and left the…
Continue Reading Nicaragua opponent exiled in Costa Rica wounded in shooting
By JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican officials say that a member of the Nicaraguan opposition has been shot…
Continue Reading Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN’s top court accusing Israel of genocide
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem have been captivated by…
Continue Reading Polish president moves to pardon arrested lawmakers as thousands gather in protest
By Antonia Mortensen and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he is seeking a new pardon for two populist lawmakers…
Continue Reading Tesla is raising factory worker pay as auto union tries to organize its electric vehicle plants
DETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year. That move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries…
Continue Reading Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump reached an estimated 4.3 million viewers during his live town hall on Fox News Wednesday night. The…
Continue Reading NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter is fighting cancer
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer The 19-year-old daughter of NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan is undergoing…
Continue Reading Inmate gets life sentence for killing fellow inmate, stabbing a 2nd at federal prison in Indiana
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal inmate already serving a life sentence has been sentenced to a second life term after pleading guilty to fatally…
Continue Reading ESPN apologizes for fake name scam that led to Emmy statues going to people ineligible for award
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN has apologized to the organization that administers the Sports Emmy Awards after it was found several on-air…
Continue Reading Argentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4%, the highest in 32 years
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s statistics agency says the country has registered a monthly inflation rate of 25.5% in December…
Continue Reading Bayreuth Festival to have three women conductors, three years after gender barrier broken
By The Associated Press The Bayreuth Festival will have three female conductors this summer, three years after the podium gender barrier was broken…
Continue Reading Judy Blume to receive lifetime achievement award for ‘Bravery in Literature’
NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume’s latest honor is a new prize named for a former first lady. The Eleanor Roosevelt Center and the Fisher Center at…
Continue Reading Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s internal affairs minister says the country is suspending diplomatic ties…
Continue Reading Saturn’s moon Titan has disappearing ‘magic islands’ that may be clumps of organic material
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The disappearing “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon Titan have intrigued scientists since…
Continue Reading Rome opens new archaeological park and museum in shadow of Colosseum
ROME (AP) — Rome authorities on Thursday inaugurated a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original…
Continue Reading Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Facts The US Strategic…
Continue Reading Through sobs, cargo ship officer says crew is ‘broken’ over deaths of 2 firefighters in blaze
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — A top officer of an Italian cargo ship that caught fire last summer in one of America’s…
Continue Reading Russian presidential hopeful calling for peace in Ukraine meets with soldiers’ wives
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine has met with a group of soldiers’ wives who are…
Continue Reading 2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread…
Continue Reading A Houston rapper allegedly held a woman captive in his garage for years
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A Houston rapper kidnapped a pregnant woman and kept her captive in his squalid garage for more than four years…
Continue Reading Franz Welser-Möst to retire as Cleveland Orchestra music director in June 2027
CLEVELAND (AP) — Franz Welser-Möst will retire as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra in June 2027, ending a 25-season tenure that will be…
Continue Reading Guyana rejects quest for US military base as territorial dispute with Venezuela deepens
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Attorney General Anil Nandlall tells The Associated Press that Guyana’s government…
Continue Reading Ohio woman who miscarried on home toilet is not criminally liable, grand jury says
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who miscarried on a home toilet then left the house will not be criminally…
Continue Reading Archeologists map lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon, settlements that lasted 1,000 years
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was…
Continue Reading The Patriots don’t just need a new coach. They need a quarterback and talent to put around him
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft needs to find himself a new coach for the first time in almost a quarter…
Continue Reading St. Paul makes history with all-female city council, a rarity among large U.S. cities
By TRISHA AHMED and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul, Minnesota, has an all-woman city council for the first time…
Continue Reading Microscopic fibers link couple to 5-year-old son’s strangulation 34 years ago, sheriff says
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 had been killed by his father…
Continue Reading Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy show no link with suicide, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Federal officials say a preliminary review finds no connection between suicidal thoughts and a new class of…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek 28-year sentence for Heather Mack in mom’s Bali slaying, stuffing into suitcase
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Federal prosecutors in Chicago are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for an American woman who pleaded guilty…
Continue Reading Philly’s elected prosecutor sues to stop law designed to limit authority on transit system crimes
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Philadelphia’s two-term elected progressive district attorney is suing to halt the…
Continue Reading California ski resort reopens as workers clear debris from deadly avalanche
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The California ski resorts Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows are reopening with a focus on safety a day after an…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani visits US Embassy in Japan and his dog gets mock visa
By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani has visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers superstar…
Continue Reading Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan steps down from No Labels’ board in a possible sign of a 2024 bid
By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stepped down last month from the…
Continue Reading Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc., will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a…
Continue Reading This week’s storm damaged the lighthouse on Maine’s state quarter. Caretakers say they can rebuild
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The caretakers of part of one of Maine’s most beloved lighthouses said Thursday…
Continue Reading Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after studying rejection of US education money over its requirements
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have hit an impasse after studying whether the state should forgo…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates inch up for the second week in a row, landing at 6.66%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked up this week for the second week in a row, but remain more than a full…
Continue Reading Boeing’s design of a part that blew off a jetliner is being investigated by the federal government
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal officials are investigating Boeing’s design of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last…
Continue Reading First meeting of After School Satan Club at Tennessee elementary school draws protesters
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The first meeting of an After School Satan Club at a Tennessee elementary school drew protesters, but organizers said the…
Continue Reading Rare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years
The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study has…
Continue Reading America’s final inflation report for 2023 just came in
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumer prices rose 3.4% annually to close out 2023, capping a year of substantial progress on efforts…
Continue Reading Astronomers say they’ve traced the origin of powerful and mysterious radio signal
Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and distant fast radio bursts ever detected back to its unusual cosmic home: a rare “blob-like”…
Continue Reading A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
The largest ape on record stood almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighed nearly twice as much as a…
Continue Reading Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala has arrested its former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with…
Continue Reading MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday…
Continue Reading Average long-term mortgage rates rise again, reaching their highest level in 4 weeks
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the second time in as many weeks, climbing to…
Continue Reading WIC helps moms and kids eat. But finding what you need isn’t always easy
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer More than 6 million people receive benefits through the nation’s food assistance program for women, infants and…
Continue Reading Google is laying off staff who work on some of its most recognizable products
Google is starting the year off with sweeping layoffs across…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather in Ukraine’s capital to honor renowned poet who was also a soldier killed in action
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a ceremony honoring the memory of renowned Ukrainian poet…
Continue Reading Here are the ‘Worst in Show’ CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to disclose hospitalization
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading Maryland elections board member resigns after indictment for participating in US Capitol rioting
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is resigning after being…
Continue Reading Trial of woman charged in alleged coverup of Jennifer Dulos killing begins in Connecticut
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos has begun in a Connecticut…
Continue Reading Emmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like ‘Lucy,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Thrones’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic…
Continue Reading Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead
By JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as…
Continue Reading Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar…
Continue Reading NYC issues vacate orders to stabilize historic Jewish sites following discovery of 60-foot tunnel
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of…
Continue Reading South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s record age, 81, is an ‘asset,’ first lady Jill Biden says
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest…
Continue Reading Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
By JULIA FRANKEL and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern…
Continue Reading A spike in violence rattles Ecuador as nightclub arson kills 2 and false bomb sparks evacuation
QUITO (AP) — A fake bomb threat has rattled the capital of Ecuador and sparked the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area.…
Continue Reading This lawn has been named the ugliest in the world – but it’s all for a good cause
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A brown and arid scrubland of a lawn is not something many gardeners would brag about. But that is exactly the…
Continue Reading Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border with Russia for another month because it…
Continue Reading Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour in talks with…
Continue Reading Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It’s a seasonal problem that activists want an end to
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the…
Continue Reading Jamaica probes police killings of four people in 24 hours, including a teenage boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica says it is investigating four fatal shootings by police officers in the span of 24…
Continue Reading The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of the Native Americans the National Park Service was supposed to consult with say moving…
Continue Reading Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say a grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in 12 weeks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last…
Continue Reading New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms are the…
Continue Reading New funds will make investing in bitcoin easier. Here’s what you need to know
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. for the first time has given the greenlight to almost a dozen exchange traded funds for…
Continue Reading Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published…
Continue Reading The last Sears in the New York area is closing. Just over a dozen remain in America
Sears’ last-remaining store in the New York metro area is closing, bringing the number of Sears locations still in existence down to about a…
Continue Reading Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data within Europe to ease privacy fears
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead…
Continue Reading Gambia’s soccer team makes emergency landing after plane loses oxygen flying to tournament
By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — A plane carrying Gambia’s national soccer team made an emergency landing after a…
Continue Reading US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about…
Continue Reading UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged dress code violations
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan says it’s deeply concerned by recent “arbitrary arrests and…
Continue Reading Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships, AP source says
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways as the coach of the New…
Continue Reading Black people experience strokes more frequently and at younger ages than their White counterparts, study finds
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The first time Leslie Jordan held her son, she didn’t recognize he was her child. “I didn’t know I had…
Continue Reading Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group in raids across the country
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police have detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country.…
Continue Reading Germany ready to help de-escalate tensions in disputed South China Sea, its foreign minister says
BY JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat says China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights…
Continue Reading Vatican unveils plans for restoring Bernini’s canopy in St. Peter’s Basilica
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or…
Continue Reading Missile blitz, jet drones, night camouflage: Kyiv warns how Russia could overwhelm air defenses
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the snow-filled skies above Ukraine, a deadly…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 11: Presidential race, Israel, Tahoe avalanche, Climate, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Prices are falling for TVs, cars, and gasoline as the US economy continues to defy recession predictions.…
Continue Reading Pro-war Russian political activist questioned over terrorism offences, his lawyer says
By The Associated Press The lawyer of Sergei Udaltsov, a Russian left-wing activist, says her client is being questioned over terrorism offences.…
Continue Reading Google should pay a multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, an EU court adviser says
LONDON (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court says Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case. EU…
Continue Reading $100 million gift from Lilly Endowment aims to shore up HBCU endowments
By ANNIE MA Associated Press The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment, the single largest…
Continue Reading Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles much of Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan but no damage is reported
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and parts of neighboring…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz condemns alleged plot by far-right groups to deport millions if they take power
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a…
Continue Reading Navalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison
By Anna Chernova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside…
Continue Reading Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania sign a deal to tackle Black Sea mines
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement to jointly tackle rogue sea mines that have threatened Black Sea shipping…
Continue Reading Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle…
Continue Reading The West’s winter is off to a dry start, raising concerns for the nation’s largest reservoirs
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Even as winter arrived in the East this week, with treacherous snow and an impending Arctic cold snap, much of the…
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