‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from…
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US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy
By JACK DURA and JIM SALTER Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with…
Continue Reading West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects request to lift coup sanctions
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court has rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of…
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Texas claims in filings that challenges to 2023 election are invalid, results are final
State officials have apparently found a legal tactic to prevent a slew of election contest lawsuits from derailing the constitutional amendments that…
Continue Reading La Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ celebrates Italian opera’s new status as cultural treasure
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted with…
Continue Reading A Danish court orders a British financier to remain in pre-trial custody on tax fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British hedge fund trader extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Denmark where he was wanted for allegedly…
Continue Reading Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate…
Continue Reading Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in…
Continue Reading OnlyFans has a new content creator: tennis player Nick Kyrgios
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios is setting up a free-to-access OnlyFans page. Kyrgios is a 28-year-old Australian who was…
Continue Reading The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice.…
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges US Congress to pass Ukraine aid package
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to “lift the morale” of Ukraine by…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake shakes South Pacific nation of Vanuatu; no tsunami threat
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but countries in the region say there is no…
Continue Reading Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue Reading United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM METZ Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official has defended its missions…
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Starbucks drinks are half off every Thursday in December
With the holidays coming in hot, Starbucks is offering half-off drinks every Thursday in December, starting today, Dec. 7. A coupon for a 50% off…
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Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the…
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The meaning behind Pantone’s Color of the Year 2024
CNN By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If we could visualize the year ahead, what color would it be? The abstract thought is an annual consideration…
Continue Reading Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and…
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Senate impasse over border policy continues to threaten aid to Ukraine and Israel
(CNN) — A partisan clash between Senate Republicans and Democrats over border policy continues to threaten the effort to send badly needed foreign…
Continue Reading Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament,…
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ABC 7 First Alert: Quiet today, windy tomorrow
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The ABC 7 First Alert continues for the Borderland ahead of a major change that we will see starting tomorrow. For today,…
Continue Reading Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a…
Continue Reading The UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British…
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Keep your packages safe from porch pirates
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Porch pirate activity has online shoppers on high alert. 17% of Americans falling victim to package theft in the last three…
Continue Reading British poet and self-professed ‘anarchist’ Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet, political activist and actor who drew huge inspiration from his…
Continue Reading How a war thousands of miles away is changing the way some Americans celebrate Hanukkah
CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election
BY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
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