Florida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man claims self-defense
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in…
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Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers
STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has spoken passionately about the process of…
Continue Reading Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine…
Continue Reading Trump isn’t back in office but he’s already pushing his agenda and negotiating with world leaders
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He’s making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating with world leaders. Donald Trump has more than a month…
Continue Reading How ‘Mufasa’ rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy’s voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music
AP Entertainment Writer ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones’…
Continue Reading 5 good things: A life-saving gift, a holiday wonderland and the Color of the Year
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Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over…
Continue Reading Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appeared with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals…
Continue Reading Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. should avoid engaging militarily in Syria, where an opposition…
Continue Reading What we know about the suspect’s movements before, during and after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — As investigators work to piece together the possible motive and movements of 26-year-old Ivy League graduate…
Continue Reading Germany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia
BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have strongly condemned “the disproportionate use of force” against…
Continue Reading A legacy of valor: Only 16 Pearl Harbor survivors remain. On the 83rd anniversary, they still share stories of heroism
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — As bombs fell on Pearl Harbor during a shocking attack, transforming serene Hawaiian waters into a graveyard of…
Continue Reading 6 journalists arrested on smuggling charges in Azerbaijan
Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained six journalists on smuggling charges. The independent Azerbaijani news outlet Meydan TV, whose website has…
Continue Reading The Latest: The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great fanfare
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire five years ago nearly destroyed the beloved 12th-century cathedral.…
Continue Reading La Scala’s gala season premiere vanquished bad-luck vibes around long-absent Verdi opera
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala presents Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” for its gala season premiere…
Continue Reading Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here’s what to know
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Weighted blankets are a popular choice to warm up in cold weather, but research on their effectiveness is…
Continue Reading Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu’s campaign
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors have conducted raids linked to an man suspected of illegally financing a campaign…
Continue Reading Storm Darragh batters UK and Ireland, leaving 1 dead and hundreds of thousands without power
LONDON (AP) — A man died and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland were left without power Saturday as high winds and heavy rain…
Continue Reading At least five killed after blast causes Dutch apartment building to partially collapse
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least five people have died after an explosion in an apartment building in The Hague, the Netherlands on…
Continue Reading 6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says armed men killed six security personnel and wounded seven in a checkpoint…
Continue Reading Germany’s far-right AfD party nominates a candidate for chancellor in the upcoming election
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party has presented its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming…
Continue Reading Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden…
Continue Reading An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing…
Continue Reading Polls close in Ghana’s general election in the shadow of the worst economic crisis in a generation
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voting has officially closed in most polling centres throughout Ghana, bringing to an end the presidential and…
Continue Reading An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame Cathedral ’s heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its…
Continue Reading Michigan high school choir belts out holiday tunes from a towering Christmas tree
Associated Press MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan high school choir performs its annual holiday concert not near a Christmas tree, but rather in…
Continue Reading Why finding the suspected CEO killer is harder than you might think
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — He killed a high-profile CEO on a sidewalk in America’s largest city, where thousands of surveillance cameras…
Continue Reading Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican…
Continue Reading Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the…
Continue Reading UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
AP Health Writers For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are…
Continue Reading NYPD divers search Central Park waters for gun used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO, source says
By Gloria Pazmino, Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — For the latest developments, read our…
Continue Reading Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their…
Continue Reading Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a…
Continue Reading 2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack
Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and…
Continue Reading Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full dose of presidential pomp as…
Continue Reading Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in the west African nation of Ghana willl cast their ballots in a general election poised to be a…
Continue Reading The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters
Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task…
Continue Reading Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest allies
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago. That was at the height of the…
Continue Reading What the Syrian rebellion could mean for the balance of power in the Middle East
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Global stakeholders now have to reckon with the geopolitical impact of a rebel offensive led by an Islamist group…
Continue Reading Hospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico’s capital
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block. Its faded…
Continue Reading Bureau of Prisons agrees to court monitor, public acknowledgement of staff-on-inmate sexual abuse
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A legal settlement in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse will force the federal Bureau of Prisons…
Continue Reading Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in a race to repay $9 billion to avoid execution
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. She amassed an eye-wateringly…
Continue Reading Video of military police officer throwing man off bridge sparks anger in Brazil
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A military police officer has been arrested in Brazil after a video emerged of him throwing a civilian over a…
Continue Reading South Korea president survives impeachment but party will seek his resignation
By Yoonjung Seo and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote Saturday over his brief…
Continue Reading Man accused of buying gun later found at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting sentenced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man accused of illegally purchasing a gun found after the February mass shooting at the Kansas…
Continue Reading South Korea’s president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him…
Continue Reading Feds approve scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The federal government on Friday approved a scaled-down wind farm in Idaho over local opposition, including from groups…
Continue Reading Man on trial in the killing of an Ole Miss student gave conflicting information, police say
Associated Press The man on trial in the killing of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee gave conflicting information to police…
Continue Reading Stowaway on flight to Paris tried to sneak into secure areas of other US airports, prosecutor says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says a woman who evaded security to be a stowaway on a New York-to-Paris flight last month claims she…
Continue Reading Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court has affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In a…
Continue Reading The legal fray builds in a very close North Carolina Supreme Court election
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An extremely close North Carolina Supreme Court race is the subject of more litigation as election protests…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Alabama city must allow gay pride float at Christmas parade
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama pride group will be allowed to participate in an annual Christmas parade, a federal judge has ruled. U.S.…
Continue Reading Earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city raise concerns
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city this year has…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command. ___…
Continue Reading Apartment building where viral video fueled Trump’s claims about city likely will close next year
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — An apartment building that was the scene of a viral video that led former President Donald Trump to claim a…
Continue Reading Military leaders are rattled by a list of ‘woke’ officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are rattled by a list of “woke” senior officers that a conservative group is urging Pete…
Continue Reading TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what’s next?
Associated Press TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company…
Continue Reading NYC’s mayor warms to Trump and doesn’t rule out becoming a Republican
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican. Adams on Friday declined…
Continue Reading Ex-Northwestern professor’s murder conviction overturned, case sent back to trial court
CHICAGO (AP) — The murder conviction of a former Northwestern University professor who was sentenced to decades in prison for killing a boyfriend…
Continue Reading On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies…
Continue Reading What to know about Northern California’s rare tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0…
Continue Reading Mother of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, says new information proves her son is alive
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said Friday that she…
Continue Reading News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for…
Continue Reading New Orleans police arrest man accused of killing paradegoers during multiple mass shootings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of killing two people during a large parade where two separate shootings within…
Continue Reading Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves at least 26 dead and 28 injured
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities say a fiery crash involving two minibuses in Ivory Coast has killed at least 26 people and…
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NYC’s new top cop is a technology enthusiast with 2 weeks on the job. Now Jessica Tisch’s NYPD hunts for the killer of a CEO
CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN A week after taking over the nation’s largest police department, Jessica Tisch found herself on Wednesday reassuring New…
Continue Reading NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine. It is the…
Continue Reading What to know about abortion access in Missouri
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately…
Continue Reading Online library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers’ permission
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library’s unauthorized offering of free…
Continue Reading New Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators have issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air pollution…
Continue Reading SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sports
AP National Writer A bipartisan bill introduced by four members of Congress seeks changes at the U.S. Center for SafeSport. The bill would place a…
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Manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny dismissed, jury to continue deliberating lesser charge Monday
CNN By Lauren del Valle, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN New York (CNN) — A judge granted a motion from Manhattan…
Continue Reading Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. The New…
Continue Reading USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
AP Health Reporter The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in…
Continue Reading Deaths of 13 children in Mexico may be linked to IV bag contamination, authorities say
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children suspected to be linked to contaminated bags of…
Continue Reading Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and…
Continue Reading Colorado man gets 22 years in prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a man to 22 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch…
Continue Reading A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future
Religion News Service HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will decide if Palestinian authorities can be sued in US over attacks in Middle East
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to settle a years-long legal dispute over whether Palestinian authorities can be…
Continue Reading 6 people killed in wrong-way crash on Mississippi highway
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say six people died after a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.…
Continue Reading Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed…
Continue Reading Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers have been found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges in the 2022 death of a man who…
Continue Reading Authorities identify knife-wielding Greyhound bus passenger who was fatally shot by Atlanta police
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities have identified the Florida-bound Greyhound bus passenger who was shot and killed by Atlanta police.…
Continue Reading State Sen. Jenifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens.…
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AP Science Writer A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek February trial for 5 remaining defendants indicted with rapper Young Thug
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to hold a trial early next year for the last five defendants who were…
Continue Reading Vance tells residents in hurricane-stricken North Carolina that they haven’t been forgotten
Associated Press FAIRVIEW, N.C. (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday assured residents of western North Carolina still cleaning up from…
Continue Reading Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the…
Continue Reading Philadelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Couples who look awkward on skates have gotten a chance to celebrate their cute clumsiness in a Rocky and Adrian look-alike…
Continue Reading No Bevo? SEC tells Texas there’s no room for its 1,700-pound longhorn at title game vs. Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference championship game will not feature another mascot showdown. The league says there’s not enough…
Continue Reading Officials release bodycam video of police shooting that killed 15-year-old Ohio boy
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief in an Ohio city where a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot by police on Thanksgiving night said the…
Continue Reading Judge upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, saying a diverse military is stronger
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has upheld the consideration of race in admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy, ruling that…
Continue Reading Chipotle is raising US prices after promising bigger portions
AP Business Writer Chipotle is raising its U.S. prices to offset inflation and to compensate for a promise to increase portion sizes. Chipotle’s…
Continue Reading The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man who was the first rioter to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania grandmother is found dead days after fall into sinkhole, police say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The body of a Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a fresh sinkhole this week while searching for her…
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Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and Jamie Foxx’s Netflix comedy special called “Jamie Foxx: What…
Continue Reading Car rams and injures orchestral musicians in Belgrade during a protest over station roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra said four of its members were injured in an incident during a 15-minute traffic…
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