Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family have expressed “deep emotion” after being granted Greek…
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Nebraska governor’s prognosis is good after falling from a horse
Associated Press Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s doctors say they are pleased with his prognosis after the governor was injured by a horse bucking…
Continue Reading Tennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams
AP Basketball Writer Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot…
Continue Reading Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an…
Continue Reading France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote…
Continue Reading On Football: Falcons and Buccaneers flip spots atop the NFC South and playoff races tighten up
AP Pro Football Writer The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins…
Continue Reading Following controversy, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore receives Bronze Star for Army service 18 years ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago. The governor received the…
Continue Reading USC up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3
AP Basketball Writer Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn. The…
Continue Reading Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
Associated Press A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition members say they’re under ‘siege’ as they take refuge in an embassy
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The residence of the Argentine ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, is mostly silent these days. Rather than…
Continue Reading Court sentences Cambodian businessman to 31 years in prison for killing of young couple
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been…
Continue Reading Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military…
Continue Reading Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in…
Continue Reading Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
Associated Press KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith. He is a…
Continue Reading Boy in hospital after drones fall from sky at Orlando holiday show
WFTV, CNN By Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in…
Continue Reading An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police officer in the nation’s capital has been convicted of lying to authorities about leaking…
Continue Reading What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in the death of a woman who burned to death on a New York subway train has been indicted on murder and arson…
Continue Reading Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
Associated Press A man is facing murder and arson charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then…
Continue Reading John Mulaney is back on Broadway in sweet ‘All In’ with some starry friends
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Mulaney’s second trip to Broadway took little convincing. He didn’t even need to look at the…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of…
Continue Reading Mozambique court upholds the governing party’s presidential election victory as protests flare again
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential…
Continue Reading Government regulators close investigation into Ford Focus recalls
Government safety regulators are closing an investigation into two previous recalls of the Ford Focus after determining that Ford Motor Co. has…
Continue Reading Italy vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has vowed to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania…
Continue Reading King Charles to deliver Christmas message at former hospital chapel in break with tradition
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the…
Continue Reading Kosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s election authority has barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election.…
Continue Reading AI will eavesdrop on world’s wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife
AP Technology Writer PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are…
Continue Reading NFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant
AP Sports Writer Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.…
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Associated Press If you’re feeling too overwhelmed to cook during the holidays, maybe a new book by Margaret Eby can help. It’s called “You…
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Luigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges
WABC, CNN By Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker, Kara Scannell and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The…
Continue Reading Nigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
Associated Press As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site, outside the…
Continue Reading Matt Petgrave, involved in play that led to Adam Johnson’s death, asks for donations for legal costs
AP Sports Writer Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
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Continue Reading Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say that that at least two people have been killed and a dozen others are missing after the…
Continue Reading Nordstrom to be acquired by Nordstrom family and a Mexican retail group in $6.25 billion deal
AP Business Writer Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican…
Continue Reading Afghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. On…
Continue Reading FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer. The Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male…
Continue Reading Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled…
Continue Reading Rescuers reach a stranded hiker in Slovenia but another is missing during a Balkans snowstorm
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Continue Reading An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic…
Continue Reading Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate
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Continue Reading A Maui program kept Lahaina families together by paying households to take in fire survivors
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As many as one-third of people displaced by the August 2023 Maui fires wound up in the homes of friends and…
Continue Reading How faith communities can be welcoming of believers with disabilities this holiday season and beyond
Associated Press The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor…
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Continue Reading Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
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Continue Reading France observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte,…
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AP Business Writer Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently…
Continue Reading What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 23: Subway killing, Starbucks strike, Nissan-Honda merger, Death row sentences, Drone sightings
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Drivers nationwide are getting a welcome gift this holiday season: Cheaper gasoline.…
Continue Reading Imran Khan’s party holds talks with Pakistan’s government to seek former PM’s release
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The opposition party of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has held a first round of talks with the…
Continue Reading Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby: Spurs-Knicks Christmas game is also an animated one at Disney World
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby.…
Continue Reading Chinese court issues suspended death sentence to man who drove car into a crowd of schoolchildren
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese court issued a suspended death sentence to a man for driving his car into a crowd of elementary school…
Continue Reading China says Philippine plan to deploy midrange missiles would be ‘extremely irresponsible’
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional…
Continue Reading Luigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges
By Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker, Kara Scannell and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisions
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the…
Continue Reading Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of…
Continue Reading Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal…
Continue Reading British economy flatlines in 3rd quarter in another blow to new Labour government
LONDON (AP) — The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures in another blow to…
Continue Reading Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
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Continue Reading Pandas An An and Ke Ke celebrate their 1st Christmas in Hong Kong
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Continue Reading Boy in hospital after drones fall from sky at Orlando holiday show
By Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in injury to a…
Continue Reading Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world’s No. 3 automaker
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world’s…
Continue Reading Japan’s former Emperor Akihito marks his 91st birthday
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime…
Continue Reading In the ruins of a bombed-out church in Lebanon, there’s now a tiny Christmas tree
Associated Press DARDGHAYA, Lebanon (AP) — A Christmas tree stands among the fallen stones in the ruins of a Catholic church in southern Lebanon…
Continue Reading Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps
Associated Press KANGPOKPI, India (AP) — Phalneivah Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighborhood in India’s restive…
Continue Reading North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
By Victoria Butenko and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were given fake military documents with Russian names…
Continue Reading Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots
Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States…
Continue Reading Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
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Associated Press Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in…
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Associated Press Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jung-jae felt like he had never left. “Including promotion, I’d…
Continue Reading The new right gathers to celebrate Trump and the splintering of the Republican Party
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — That Donald Trump failed to achieve central goals in the government shutdown fight alongside Elon Musk seemed…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat…
Continue Reading Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not…
Continue Reading After years of war, 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees’ lives are still mired in uncertainty
By Lauren Kent and Maria Kostenko, CNN London and Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — She arrived in London with just one suitcase, full of mostly…
Continue Reading A new front in the Middle East: Militants battle Palestinian Authority in sprawling refugee camp
By Kareem Khadder, Tim Lister and Nadeen Ibrahim, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — For more than a week, the sprawling Jenin refugee camp in the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises at the start of a holiday-shortened week
AP Business Writers Stocks shook off a choppy start to finish higher Monday, as Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading A board game born in Mexican prisons is bringing together people from all walks of life
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons is…
Continue Reading It’s the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Some of the most festive times of Zimbabwe’s holiday season occur around the unveiling of tombstones…
Continue Reading Former Israeli spies describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents are sharing details about a deadly clandestine operation…
Continue Reading A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition…
Continue Reading Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago
Associated Press BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand (AP) — The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family’s house on…
Continue Reading ‘Her Story’: China’s answer to ‘Barbie’ becomes latest smash hit. But some men are not amused
By Joyce Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A 9-year-old girl pushes back against period shame, telling adults at the dinner table,…
Continue Reading Nebraska governor hospitalized after he is bucked off a horse
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November…
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CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a…
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AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels threw his fifth touchdown pass of the game with 6 seconds left to give the Washington…
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Suspect charged with murder, arson for allegedly setting woman on fire and killing her on a NYC subway car
WABC, CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Jeff Winter, Lauren Mascarenhas, Hanna Park and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A 33-year-old man was charged Monday…
Continue Reading 174 Colorado skiers and snowboarders rescued after a lift cracks
WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — Officials were investigating Sunday what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170…
Continue Reading Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama’s president balks at the suggestion
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal. He says the…
Continue Reading Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says the ban on TikTok his government announced was “not a rushed reaction to…
Continue Reading New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman found on fire in a subway car
Associated Press New York City police announced Sunday they have in custody a “person of interest” in the early morning death of a woman who they…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with murder, arson for allegedly setting woman on fire and killing her on a NYC subway car
By Gloria Pazmino, Jeff Winter, Lauren Mascarenhas, Hanna Park and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A 33-year-old man was charged Monday for…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes into Brazilian city, killing all 10 people on board
By Duarte Mendonca and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A small plane has crashed into an urban center in the southern Brazilian city of Gramado,…
Continue Reading Party City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Party City announced that it’s going to “wind down” its retail and wholesale operations as it…
Continue Reading Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year
ROME (AP) — Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations on the 18th-century monument that’s one of the…
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AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past…
Continue Reading Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims
Associated Press/Report for America Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences.…
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