Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in…
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‘My memories ripped apart.’ Lebanon’s displaced take stock of their losses amid delicate truce
By Tamara Qiblawi and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon (CNN) — Like tens of thousands of Lebanon’s displaced,…
Continue Reading Parts of the Great Lakes region remain on alert as lake-effect snow continues to create near-whiteout conditions
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Taylor Ward and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bone-chilling Arctic air gripped much of the eastern United States on…
Continue Reading Magic can’t save ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike in Gaza kills World Central Kitchen workers. Israel says 1 was an Oct. 7 attacker
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including…
Continue Reading Poland’s prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia
Associated Press DABROWKA, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has traveled to his country’s border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to…
Continue Reading Syrian rebels take control of most of Aleppo city
By Eyad Kourdi, Gul Tuysuz, Sophie Tanno, Tim Lister and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syrian opposition forces have taken control of much of…
Continue Reading Counting is underway in Ireland’s election as 3 parties battle for top place
Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Vote counting is underway in Ireland’s national election. An exit poll suggests the contest is a close-fought race…
Continue Reading Vietnam approves $67 billion high-speed railway project between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has approved the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital Hanoi in the north with…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the US as part of South Pacific visit
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has arrived in Hawaii for a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the…
Continue Reading 8 arrested after blast disrupts Kosovo water and power supplies
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A powerful explosion has damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supply to Kosovo’s…
Continue Reading Protesters gather for third night of demonstrations after Georgia announces suspension of EU talks
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against…
Continue Reading After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he’ll defeat them
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country’s…
Continue Reading Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. The infamous…
Continue Reading Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early election
Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the…
Continue Reading In Bolivia’s scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm
Associated Press VIACHA, Bolivia (AP) — In the huddled market stalls, sprawling farms and pulsing parties of Viacha, a scrappy town southeast of…
Continue Reading Nearly 1,000 endangered animals repatriated to Madagascar in anti-trafficking landmark
By Chris Lau and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to…
Continue Reading Gaza’s hopes for ceasefire dim despite renewed US efforts following Lebanon truce
By Mostafa Salem and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed…
Continue Reading What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic…
Continue Reading Lebanese fishermen hope ceasefire with Israel means normal life returning
Associated Press TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah brought hope for normality back to many in southern Lebanon on…
Continue Reading Romania’s parliamentary vote risks being overshadowed by presidential race chaos
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bucharest after a far-right populist unexpectedly won the first round…
Continue Reading Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed towns along Lake Erie on Saturday in the middle of the hectic…
Continue Reading Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her…
Continue Reading Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship
Associated Press The U.S. Navy is making progress in deploying its first shipborne hypersonic weapon. Workers at a Mississippi shipyard have finished…
Continue Reading Parts of the Great Lakes region remain on alert as lake-effect snow continues to create near-whiteout conditions
By Ashley R. Williams, Taylor Ward and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Bone-chilling Arctic air gripped much of the eastern United States on Saturday,…
Continue Reading How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36…
Continue Reading China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage,…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in…
Continue Reading Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen gets engaged to Hailee Steinfeld
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld are engaged. The couple posted a photo…
Continue Reading 3 people wounded in Black Friday shooting at mall in Little Rock, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say three people have been wounded in a shooting at an Arkansas mall on one of the busiest shopping days of…
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What the NCAA says about transgender athletes amid the San Jose State controversy
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The latest battleground in America’s culture war over gender identity will take place Saturday on a volleyball…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Gov.-elect Josh Stein, D-N.C. ___…
Continue Reading Lake-effect snow heading for New York state could disrupt travel and football
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Black Friday is giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state. The first big snow of the season…
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Stowaway who flew from New York to Paris causes disturbance on return flight, remains in France
CNN By Mark Morales, Rebekah Riess, Amanda Musa and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A woman who flew as a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight from…
Continue Reading What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels’ surprise capture of…
Continue Reading Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after…
Continue Reading First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly…
Continue Reading Mexico’s congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42…
Continue Reading Police officer killed in shooting and suspect wounded in suburban Chicago
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A police officer has been fatally shot in suburban Chicago after responding to a report of a man leaving a bank with a gun.…
Continue Reading Palestinian woman and two children crushed to death outside bakery in Gaza
By Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians, including two children and a…
Continue Reading More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from…
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Pastor fights off Thanksgiving would-be burglar with jiu-jitsu training
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a would-be burglar broke in to a California church on Thanksgiving day, he encountered an unexpected obstacle:…
Continue Reading Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Canadian city of Brampton, just outside of Toronto, a face-off between two…
Continue Reading Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump after tariffs threat
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect…
Continue Reading Deputy kills shooter after being fired at in West Virginia, officials say
BOLT, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a West Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift spends Black Friday amid sea of red as boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Chiefs face the Raiders
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is spending Black Friday amid a sea of red to watch her boyfriend, Travis…
Continue Reading Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit or contraband Asian goods, pledges a nationwide crackdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have raided a massive complex of stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods in downtown Mexico City, and vowed…
Continue Reading Shedeur Sanders wins Unitas award, then goes on to break Colorado’s single-season passing mark
AP National Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders set Colorado’s all-time single-season passing record, surpassing Koy Detmer’s…
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Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi ‘has been found safe,’ after missing for 4 weeks. Here’s a timeline of the case
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Kobayashi “has been found safe,” her family announced on Wednesday — more than…
Continue Reading Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and…
Continue Reading Alabama A&M football player dies a month after suffering a head injury in a game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died. The Jefferson County…
Continue Reading Arrests in North Macedonia after raucous celebrations by members of ethnic Albanian minority
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Officials in North Macedonia say 10 people have been arrested following raucous celebrations — that allegedly…
Continue Reading Mexico to eliminate 7 independent regulatory, oversight agencies. What does it mean for the future?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has voted to eliminate seven independent regulatory and oversight agencies. Critics say it is a massive…
Continue Reading Stowaway who boarded New York-to-Paris flight will be sent back to US
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a Russian national who did not have a ticket boarded a Paris-bound Delta flight at New York’s…
Continue Reading The ruble’s in a slump. For the Kremlin, that’s a two-edged sword
AP Business Writer Russia’s ruble is sagging against other currencies, complicating the Kremlin’s efforts to keep consumer inflation under…
Continue Reading Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s election commission leader has quietly certified Donald Trump’s victory in the…
Continue Reading Israelis are wary of returning to the north because they don’t trust the ceasefire with Hezbollah
Associated Press KIBBUTZ MALKIYA, Israel (AP) — Even after a tenuous Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took hold this week, the mood among residents of…
Continue Reading UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at the rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small…
Continue Reading Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for more casualties presses on
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — More bodies buried under the mud have been found in eastern Uganda and an injured person died in a…
Continue Reading What to stream: Sabrina Carpenter holiday special, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ and Rosé goes solo
Sabrina Carpenter hosting a holiday variety music special on Netflix and Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw playing a spy and an assassin in the TV…
Continue Reading Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US
AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Libraries around across the U.S. are helping people get healthier. They offer fitness classes, food pantries,…
Continue Reading Namibia’s decision to extend election voting due to technical issues draws opposition complaints
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s elections agency has extended voting by several days due to technical issues and ballot paper shortages. One…
Continue Reading SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled due to potential salmonella contamination
AP Health Writers Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada — and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states — have been…
Continue Reading Armed men in speedboats make off with women and children when a migrants’ dinghy deflates off Libya
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — A humanitarian aid group says armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy…
Continue Reading Head of Ohio’s teacher pension fund retires Sunday, saying fund is strong despite staff vacancies
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The outgoing head of Ohio’s troubled teacher retirement system said she’s leaving the fund in strong…
Continue Reading Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it’s time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the…
Continue Reading From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Merchandise is nothing new. But in recent years, movie-inspired streetwear has exploded in popularity among…
Continue Reading The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, journalists entered the…
Continue Reading Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 27 people died and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after a boat transporting…
Continue Reading UK lawmakers vote in support of assisted dying
By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that…
Continue Reading Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
Associated Press The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the…
Continue Reading More than 100 arrested in Georgia protests after government puts EU hopes on ice
By Christian Edwards and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s…
Continue Reading Princess of Wales is about to undertake her biggest engagements since returning to duties
By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Next week, Catherine, Princess of Wales is set to make her biggest return to royal duties since…
Continue Reading A woman bypassed multiple security checkpoints to get on a Delta flight to Paris. Here’s what we know
By Rebekah Riess, Amanda Jackson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are trying to determine how a woman got past multiple security…
Continue Reading Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for first time in eight years during shock offensive
By Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Allegra Goodwin, Christian Edwards, Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Lauren Kent and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian armed…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming…
Continue Reading College sports reform could advance in GOP-controlled Congress, with Sen. Ted Cruz as NCAA ally
AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NCAA’s yearslong efforts to get lawmakers to address myriad problems in college sports could finally…
Continue Reading How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Daniel had no prior professional photography experience when he decided to buy his first camera. But within…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage
Two children and a woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening…
Continue Reading Family returns to their Lebanese city to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood
Associated Press BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their family home once stood in eastern Lebanon,…
Continue Reading Protesters in Serbia hold 15-minute blockade for 15 victims of roof collapse, demanding justice
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Protesters in Serbia stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday for the victims of a roof collapse four weeks ago in a…
Continue Reading Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Thousands of teachers, health care workers, trash collectors and others walked off their jobs across Italy on Friday…
Continue Reading UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service says Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage…
Continue Reading Okonjo-Iweala given 2nd term as WTO chief as Trump’s return looms over trade body’s future
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization chief says she’s “eager” to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his…
Continue Reading Jailed Kremlin critic convicted again and handed new prison term for opposing the war in Ukraine
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov has been convicted again for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the…
Continue Reading Senior figure with Scholz’s ex-allies quits over ‘D-Day’ paper on German government collapse
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior figure in the party whose departure from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition three weeks ago put Germany…
Continue Reading Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main…
Continue Reading Inflation rose to 2.3% in Europe. That won’t stop the central bank from cutting interest rates
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency rose in November — but that likely won’t…
Continue Reading ‘Sympathetic eyes and a muscly stature’: Vito the pug wins National Dog Show
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Vito the pug has been crowned best in show at the 92nd annual National Dog Show – the first time a pug has won the…
Continue Reading British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would help terminally ill adults end their lives in…
Continue Reading In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016,…
Continue Reading Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages. Around 200 warehouse workers and…
Continue Reading Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons with a vast business empire including telecommunications, media,…
Continue Reading Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to…
Continue Reading Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed…
Continue Reading Georgian protesters clash with police for a second night after EU talks are suspended
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations to…
Continue Reading Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government says it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial…
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