Minnesota unveils new state flag after decades of criticism of previous design
WCCO, STATE EMBLEMS REDESIGN COMMISSION, CNN By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota unveiled a new state flag Tuesday after the original…
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Washington man accused of killing 4 by luring victims with promises of buried gold, authorities say
By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A man from Washington state is facing four murder charges for allegedly luring victims into…
Continue Reading UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council has voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N.…
Continue Reading A Palestinian baby girl, born 17 days ago during Gaza war, is killed with brother in Israeli strike
By MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza (AP) — She was born amid war, in a hospital with no electricity in a southern Gaza…
Continue Reading Here’s why the Fed thinks it can cut rates in 2024
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Continue Reading Detroit officer accused of punching 71-year-old man is charged with manslaughter following his death
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police officer has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 71-year-old man who fell to the ground after he was…
Continue Reading Washington’s Kalen DeBoer is the AP coach of the year after leading undefeated Huskies to the CFP
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Kalen DeBoer landing the job at Washington two years ago seemed to be an unheralded transaction at the…
Continue Reading Ex-gang leader seeking release from Las Vegas jail ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon…
Continue Reading Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from…
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Owe back taxes? The IRS will start sending you reminders again, but may offer you penalty relief
The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday announced it will resume mailing automated reminders of past due taxes to those who owe back taxes, something…
Continue Reading IRS to waive $1 billion in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it’s going to waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes…
Continue Reading Judge weighs whether to block removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge is expressing strong misgivings about extending a restraining order that…
Continue Reading Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use…
Continue Reading South Carolina couple is charged with murder in the 2015 killings of four of their family members
PENDLETON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina couple has been charged with killing four older family members in a gory 2015 Halloween attack in the…
Continue Reading Israel exploring construction of humanitarian compound in northern Gaza after fighting subsides
By Jeremy Diamond and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Israeli officials are exploring the potential construction of a “humanitarian compound”…
Continue Reading Dozens of documents naming Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and associates to be made public in 2024
By Michelle Watson, Kara Scannell and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in New York has ordered the names of dozens of Jeffrey…
Continue Reading Ruby Franke’s YouTube channel shared parenting advice with millions. She just pleaded guilty to child abuse
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Ruby Franke shared parenting advice with millions of people on her family YouTube channel. On the now defunct…
Continue Reading Hundreds of false bomb threats to Jewish institutions are believed to originate from outside the US, FBI says
By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of false bomb threats that were emailed over the weekend to Jewish facilities across the US are believed…
Continue Reading Migrant child’s death and other hospitalizations spark concern over shelter conditions
By SOPHIA TAREEN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The death of a 5-year-old migrant boy and reported illnesses in other children…
Continue Reading Man who helped bilk woman out of $1.2M is sentenced to prison and ordered to repay some of the money
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million has been sentenced to three years in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Assembly’s top Republican wants to review diversity positions across state agencies
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican lawmaker who forced the Universities of Wisconsin to reduce its diversity…
Continue Reading Rodgers’ return will come next season with Jets out of playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers’ quest to make an improbable return this season for the New York Jets appears over.…
Continue Reading More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest into second day in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 2,000 workers remain underground for a second day in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The grand jury indictment of a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students was…
Continue Reading Parents and uncle convicted of murdering Pakistani teen in Italy for refusing an arranged marriage
MILAN (AP) — A court in northern Italy has convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman of murdering her after she refused her…
Continue Reading A pro-Trump super PAC airs an anti-Haley ad in New Hampshire. She says that’s a sign of her strength
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad…
Continue Reading New York governor signs law establishing reparations and racial justice commission
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that establishes a commission to study racial justice and…
Continue Reading Philly’s progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor…
Continue Reading Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for…
Continue Reading Germany protests after a court ruling implicates Iran in plan to attack a synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran after a court ruling implicated the Islamic republic in a plan to attack a synagogue last year. The…
Continue Reading Minnesota panel chooses new state flag featuring North Star to replace old flag seen as racist
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state panel says Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star…
Continue Reading Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that…
Continue Reading A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a…
Continue Reading Italian fashion influencer apologizes for charity miscommunication, is fined 1 million euros
MILAN (AP) — An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologized after being fined 1 million euros by Italy’s anti-trust authority for…
Continue Reading Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than…
Continue Reading Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest the government’s plan to amend the penal code
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have returned after a week to the streets in a dozen of major cities across Slovakia to keep protesting a…
Continue Reading Nevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors in Las Vegas can proceed with their criminal…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s Democratic governor refers to Trump’s anti-immigrant language as dangerous, dehumanizing
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says Republican Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant language is…
Continue Reading New York City faulted for delays in getting emergency food aid to struggling families
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Advocacy groups say thousands of struggling families in New York City are waiting unacceptably long times to receive…
Continue Reading Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to…
Continue Reading Results in Iraqi provincial elections show low turnout and benefit established parties
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade saw a relatively low turnout and largely…
Continue Reading South dominates US population gains as deaths drop
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina and Florida were the two fastest-growing states in the U.S. this year. New…
Continue Reading Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Regulators have unanimously approved an additional 6% rate increase to pay for remaining costs at…
Continue Reading Court in Germany convicts a man inspired by the Islamic State group of committing 2 knife attacks
BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian man has been convicted of murder, attempted murder and bodily harm over two knife attacks in Germany this year. He was…
Continue Reading Google users will share $630 million in a Play store settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and allow more competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US…
Continue Reading Senators raise alarm about nation’s largest prison health care provider
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s largest prison health care provider has come under fire from a group of…
Continue Reading As climate warms, that perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers’ ability to adapt
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For decades, Christmas tree growers and breeders have been preparing for a future of hotter…
Continue Reading Georgia man imprisoned for hiding death of Tara Grinstead pleads guilty in unrelated rape cases
PERRY, Ga. (AP) — A man serving prison time for concealing the death of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in two…
Continue Reading Home building surged in November as mortgage rates came down
The annual pace of new home construction surged last month amid a historic shortage of housing inventory and falling mortgage…
Continue Reading The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $572 million ahead of Wednesday’s drawing
When the next Powerball numbers are drawn Wednesday evening, a lucky lottery player somewhere in the country could head into the holidays with a $572…
Continue Reading NASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A laser communications experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has beamed back a video to Earth from…
Continue Reading Cinnamon applesauce investigation finds lead levels more than 2,000 times higher than proposed standards, FDA says
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Tests of cinnamon samples collected during a US Food and Drug Administration inspection of a facility in…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches rocket after failed 2022 flight attempt
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Blue Origin’s tourism rocket — designed to vault paying customers on brief trips to…
Continue Reading She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A woman who bought a vase for $3.99 at a Virginia thrift store recently sold it for $107,000. Jessica Vincent said he…
Continue Reading Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial
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Continue Reading Zelenskyy says he is weighing Ukrainian military’s request for mobilization of up to 500,000 troops
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s military wants to mobilize up to 500,000 more…
Continue Reading France’s government and conservative lawmakers find a compromise on immigration bill
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says parliament members from French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist majority and a conservative…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos’ rocket company launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company has launched for the first time since a crash in 2022. The New…
Continue Reading Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, Associated Press and RUBENS VALENTE, Agencia Publica Associated Press JACI-PARANA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual series of…
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Continue Reading Wind farm off New Jersey likely to ‘adversely affect’ but not kill whales, feds say
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A federal scientific agency says the lone remaining offshore wind project in New Jersey…
Continue Reading Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of a union representing German train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to stage open-ended…
Continue Reading Deadly blast in Guinea’s capital threatens gas shortages across the West African nation
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Residents in Guinea’s capital on Tuesday struggled with rising costs of transportation…
Continue Reading As reports of hate crimes against Muslims grow, here’s how you can help
CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — The rise in anti-Muslim acts is undeniable and unnerving. Three Palestinian college students were shot in…
Continue Reading Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers accessed Xfinity customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company, the…
Continue Reading UN Security Council in intense negotiations on Gaza humanitarian resolution, trying to avoid US veto
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members are in intense negotiations on an Arab-sponsored…
Continue Reading New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery
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Continue Reading Remains found sunk in Kentucky lake almost 25 years ago finally identified
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky have identified the remains of a man found wrapped in heavy chains and sunk to the bottom of a lake…
Continue Reading A man accused of rape vanished. Then, a lake yielded a grim discovery. 25 years later, a fresh mystery is revealed
By Michelle Krupa and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — He was known as very charming, the FBI’s description read: an odd-job man, an antiques…
Continue Reading Greek consulate in New York removes pink flag artwork against domestic violence, sparking dispute
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government is defending a decision to remove a piece of artwork on display at its consulate in New York. The…
Continue Reading Animal cruelty charges spur calls for official’s resignation in Pennsylvania county
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Residents in a western Pennsylvania county are calling for the resignation of an official who is facing felony animal…
Continue Reading Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
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Continue Reading Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An open records lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience…
Continue Reading UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it’ll give Northern Ireland 3.3 billion pounds, or about $4.2…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voting-rights advocates have sued to overturn redistricting plans drawn…
Continue Reading Cause remains unclear for Arizona house fire that left 5 people dead including 3 young children
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a house fire in northwestern Arizona that left five people dead,…
Continue Reading Pope’s approval of gay blessings could have impact where rights are restricted, LGBTQ+ advocates say
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it…
Continue Reading Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it has disrupted an alleged Iranian plot to target Israeli businessmen…
Continue Reading Sudan’s conflict reaches a key city that had been a haven for many. Aid groups suspend work or flee
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s deadly conflict between a powerful paramilitary force and the army has reached a strategic city that had been a haven for…
Continue Reading Israeli family members shocked to see elderly hostages appear in Hamas video
By Tamar Michaelis, Sugam Pokharel, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Family members of two hostages who appeared in a brief…
Continue Reading Playing live, ‘Nutcracker’ musicians bring unseen signature to holiday staple
By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — “The Nutcracker” is a holiday staple, and for Ballet Arizona and many other productions…
Continue Reading The color purple: It’s a new movie and an old hue that’s rich in meaning and history
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Continue Reading A man claiming to be a former Russian officer wants to give evidence to the ICC about Ukraine crimes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Russian claiming to be a former officer with the Wagner Group has arrived in the…
Continue Reading At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks…
Continue Reading White House backs industry effort to standardize Tesla’s EV charging plugs
BY ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle…
Continue Reading Putin hails Russia’s military performance in Ukraine and he vows to achieve Moscow’s goals
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the military has seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine after…
Continue Reading Publishers association struggled to find willing recipient of Freedom to Publish Award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishers are facing so much government pressure worldwide that one trade group was…
Continue Reading Chris Christie’s next book, coming in February, asks ‘What Would Reagan Do?’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, has a book coming out next year on…
Continue Reading Major cleanup underway after storm batters Northeastern US, knocks out power and floods roads
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LISA RATHKE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Utility crews worked Tuesday to restore power to hundreds of thousands…
Continue Reading Australian jury records first conviction of foreign interference against a Chinese agent
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has recorded the first conviction under the nation’s foreign interference laws with a jury…
Continue Reading Turkey links Sweden’s NATO bid to US approving F-16 jet sales and Canada lifting arms embargo
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is linking ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership by Turkey’s parliament to U.S.…
Continue Reading Serbia’s ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism, protests
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s ruling populists are insisting that weekend snap elections were free and fair…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 financial New Year’s resolutions for 2024
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Continue Reading Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say…
Continue Reading NASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A laser communications experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has beamed back a video to Earth…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 19: Immigration, Israel, Northeast storm, Volcano eruption, Student loans
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Processing times for US passport applications and renewals are back to normal after years plagued by…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 19: Immigration, Israel, Northeast storm, Volcano eruption, Student loans
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Processing times for US passport applications and renewals are back to normal after years plagued by delays…
Continue Reading The FAA will convene a new panel to address air traffic controller fatigue following repeated close calls, sources say
By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new step to address its overworked and chronically understaffed…
Continue Reading Militants with ties to the Islamic State group kill 10 people in Uganda’s western district
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s military says at least 10 people have been killed by militants with ties…
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