France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time since the…
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The seven principles of Kwanzaa
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started. Today marks the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one…
Continue Reading Pope’s 3 key words for a marriage: ‘Please, thanks, sorry’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples. He has penned a special letter on a Catholic…
Continue Reading Red Crescent: Bodies of 27 migrants wash ashore in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s Red Crescent says at least 27 bodies of Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two…
Continue Reading Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias dies at 92
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Karolos Papoulias, a former president of Greece, has died at the age of 92, Greece’s…
Continue Reading Taliban-run government dissolves Afghan election commissions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as state ministries for peace and parliamentarian…
Continue Reading UN chief calls Desmond Tutu ‘an inspiration to generations’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu is being lauded around the world after his death…
Continue Reading Police say Pakistani-American woman was killed by ex-husband
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say the body of a Pakistani-American woman they believe was killed by her former husband over a property dispute has been…
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Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as…
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Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as…
Continue Reading As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a…
Continue Reading Factory boiler blast kills 6 in eastern India, injures 6
PATNA, India (AP) — Police say a factory boiler has exploded in eastern India, killing at least six workers and injuring six others. Rescuers are…
Continue Reading Palestinians, Israeli forces clash near West Bank outpost
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military says forces have clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank in an area that has seen a recent uptick…
Continue Reading Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, dead at 90
By Todd Leopold, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor,…
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has…
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Mitchell, Jazz rally past short-handed Mavs 120-116
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas…
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Mitchell, Jazz rally past short-handed Mavs 120-116
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas…
Continue Reading Militants gun down Pakistani soldier near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants targeted an army post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border,…
Continue Reading Fading Cardinals search for answers as losses mount
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s late-season fade is starting to feel like a full-blown collapse. The Cardinals…
Continue Reading Banged-up Colts shrug off injuries, beat Cardinals 22-16
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for 108 yards and the…
Continue Reading Claxton oops over James late, Nets hold off Lakers 122-115
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nic Claxton threw down a tiebreaking alley-oop over LeBron James with 40.7 seconds left, and…
Continue Reading Clippers’ Paul George out with torn ligament in right elbow
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will be out up to a month. The Los Angeles Clippers…
Continue Reading Super maxi Black Jack leads battered Sydney-Hobart fleet
SYDNEY (AP) — Super maxi Black Jack was leading a much-reduced Sydney to Hobart race fleet after strong winds and high seas forced almost a quarter…
Continue Reading Traore scores 19 to carry BYU past Liberty 80-75
HONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points as BYU narrowly beat Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic. Darius McGhee led the Flames on…
Continue Reading Shapovalov tests positve for COVID-19 on arrival for ATP Cup
SYDNEY (AP) — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney for the ATP Cup. The…
Continue Reading More than 30 reported killed, Save the Children staff missing, in Myanmar attack
By Cape Diamond, Jessie Yeung and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of…
Continue Reading Mayfield makes too many mistakes in return from COVID list
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four interceptions in his…
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Alleged hit-and-run driver arrested for east El Paso Christmas Day crash that killed motorcyclist
UPDATE, Dec. 30: El Paso police on Thursday said they had arrested the car driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash with a motorcyclist on…
Continue Reading Diamond Head game canceled over Stanford COVID-19 issues
HONOLULU (AP) — The Diamond Head Classic championship game between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 issues in the…
Continue Reading Australian state sees record cases, lab sends false results
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while…
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