Bridgeport residents, businesses return following explosion at hazardous waste facility
WFSB By Kristina Russo and Olivia Kalentek Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) —…
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Huge waves to hit California coast for third day, bringing flooding and life-threatening conditions
CNN, KCBS, KCAL, KION, KGO By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third…
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Russia wants evidence before giving explanations about an object that entered Poland’s airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia will not provide any explanations about an unidentified object that briefly entered Poland’s airspace until it…
Continue Reading Austrian government supports Vienna Boys Choir to help it out of financial difficulties
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says that it is giving the country’s world-famous Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out…
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Shopping on New Year’s Day 2024? From Costco to Walmart, see what stores are open and closed
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer The New Year is almost upon us. And as the world prepares to ring in 2024, many are winding down from…
Continue Reading What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation
Associated Press The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in…
Continue Reading Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s elections in Louisiana didn’t go the way that voting rights…
Continue Reading Pakistan election officials reject former prime minister Khan’s candidacy in parliamentary election
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani election officials have rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a candidate in the country’s February…
Continue Reading Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s elections in Louisiana didn’t go the way that voting rights…
Continue Reading Albania’s ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A court in Albania on Saturday ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali…
Continue Reading US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S.…
Continue Reading Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!”…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing,…
Continue Reading Eurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train…
Continue Reading Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion target bank and block part of highway around Amsterdam
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former…
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New Year’s Eve in the Borderland: Where you can celebrate
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s time to celebrate the start of 2024, which is now less than 48 hours away, and there are plenty of places you can go in…
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Chasing Tranquility: A Weather Tale from Average to Adventurous
Good morning and happy Saturday! Get ready for a stretch of tranquil weather as we cruise through Monday, enjoying near-average high temperatures and…
Continue Reading Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal…
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4 people sent to the hospital following crash near McNutt & Paisano
Update: The Sunland Park Fire Department says 4 people have been taken to the hospital, calling the crash “serious.” They add they assisted the El…
Continue Reading Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that…
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Top 25 stars of 2023, according to the people
Stacker used IMDb data on 2023’s top stars to showcase the stars who consistently ranked the highest on IMDb’s STARmeter throughout the calendar…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 21 in Russian city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine
By The Associated Press Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 21 people, including three children, local…
Continue Reading Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening…
Continue Reading 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Aceh province. No casualties reported
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no…
Continue Reading Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700…
Continue Reading Trump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until…
Continue Reading Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding…
Continue Reading California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free…
Continue Reading States set to enact new laws on guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer…
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