French police arrest a yoga guru accused of exploiting female followers
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities have arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization on…
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Ukraine says spy chief’s wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokesperson for Ukraine’s spy agency says the wife of Ukraine’s intelligence…
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American consumers more confident in November as holiday shopping season kicks into high gear
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling slightly more confident this month as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks…
Continue Reading 3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer
By LISA RATHKE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Far away from the war in Gaza, three college students were enjoying another…
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Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decided to take measures to punish Cardinal Raymond Burke, who is one of…
Continue Reading Strike over privatizing Sao Paulo public transport causes crowds, delays in metro area of 20 million
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Long lines have appeared in Sao Paulo’s bus and subway stations as a strike opposing privatization efforts of public…
Continue Reading 13 Sierra Leone military officers are under arrest for trying to stage a coup, a minister says
BY CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The attacks on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons are a failed coup…
Continue Reading 14-year-old boy charged with murder after stabbing at NC school kills 1 student, injures another
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a stabbing at a high school that left one…
Continue Reading Finland will close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow…
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Trump demands thousands of classified documents in his court fight to prove the 2020 election was stolen
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is seeking a trove of classified documents from the Justice…
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Memorial for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
(ABC NEWS) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who is currently in hospice care, plans to attend late wife Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service in…
Continue Reading Eddie Izzard returns to New York for a version of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ with just one actor onstage
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Izzard is returning to a New York stage this winter for an ambitious version of…
Continue Reading Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music’s 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift, SZA also lead streaming lists
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country singer Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” tops Apple Music’s global song chart in…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden tells Congress he’d testify publicly, but Republicans demand closed-door session
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden offered Tuesday to testify publicly before Congress, striking a defiant note…
Continue Reading Panama’s Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional
By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court has unanimously declared a 20-year…
Continue Reading Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden’s membership in NATO
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary’s capital next month. It will…
Continue Reading WWE smashes its social media record with return of CM Punk
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE crushed its social media record over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the return of wrestler CM Punk…
Continue Reading Top diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to boycott OSCE talks over Russian foreign minister’s presence
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states and of Ukraine say they…
Continue Reading 11 die in coal mine accident in China’s Heilongjiang province
BEIJING (AP) — A violent rock burst in a coal mine has killed 11 people in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. Mining work can release…
Continue Reading In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to…
Continue ReadingWhy environmentalists are suing the National Park Service to prevent it from planting trees
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 14:29 ET By Jonathan Park and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia…
Continue ReadingBiden expected to miss global climate summit opening as young voters question his progress on climate change
Originally Published: 27 NOV 23 15:13 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, Ella Nilsen and Arit John, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is not…
Continue Reading New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Google announced Tuesday that an advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto…
Continue Reading New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press The woman refused to sell Captain Saleha Jabeen a hijab to don with her military uniform. While many civilian Muslims…
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FBI El Paso warns of holiday online shopping scams
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Billions of dollars are expected in online sales this holiday season, according to The Better Business Bureau. This year, FBI…
Continue Reading German-Israeli singer admits he lied when accusing hotel of antisemitism in a video that went viral
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German-Israeli singer who claimed he had been turned away from a hotel in the eastern German…
Continue Reading Latvia’s chief diplomat pursues NATO’s top job, saying a clear vision on Russia is needed
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Latvia’s foreign minister is staking a claim to the top job at NATO. Krisjanis Karins says…
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First on CNN: Father describes how his young daughter Emily Hand survived Hamas captivity
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Rachel Clarke, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Emily Hand had to run from house to house, forced to move by…
Continue Reading Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says that it has documented a drastic increase of…
Continue Reading Teenage siblings freed from Hamas captivity, only to learn their mother had been murdered
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the 50 days Noam and Alma Or were held captive in Gaza, one thought kept the siblings going: reuniting…
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