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Companies announce partnership to release dengue-fighting mosquitoes in the Caribbean

December 15, 2023 6:08 AM Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two private companies have announced a partnership to release mosquitoes across the Caribbean bred with a bacterium…

Plane crashes and catches fire on North Carolina highway with 2 people escaping serious injuries

December 15, 2023 6:04 AM Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed on a western North Carolina highway and caught fire, but the two people on board…

Why have thousands of United Methodist churches in the US quit the denomination?

December 15, 2023 6:02 AM Associated Press

Associated Press The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of…

US national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension

December 15, 2023 6:00 AM Associated Press

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says he has discussed with Israeli officials the…

One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?

December 15, 2023 5:59 AM Associated Press

By PETER SMITH Associated Press A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination…

Suriname’s ex-dictator faces final verdict in 1982 killings of political opponents. Some fear unrest

December 15, 2023 5:58 AM Associated Press

By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the…

Germany’s parliament approves a plan for a bigger hike in carbon price after a budget deal

December 15, 2023 5:33 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has approved plans to raise the country’s levy on carbon dioxide emissions from fuel by more than…

ABC 7 StormTrack Weather: Quiet pattern persists through the weekend

December 15, 2023 5:28 AM Jaelin Lewis

For today, quiet conditions will continue with lows in the 30s and highs in the 60s. These very comfortable, fall-like conditions will persist…

Spanish police arrest 14 airport workers after items go missing from checked-in luggage

December 15, 2023 5:11 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested 14 workers at one of the country’s main tourist airports on suspicion of stealing items from…

5 questions that can help guide your holiday tipping

December 15, 2023 5:00 AM Associated Press

By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet As you plan your holiday giving, you may be thinking about adding service workers to your list of recipients. But…

Airbnb agrees to pay $621 million to settle a tax dispute in Italy

December 15, 2023 4:56 AM Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay 576 million euros ($621 million) to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes…

5 Things to know for Dec. 15: Israel, Vaccines, European Union, Storms, Train collision

December 15, 2023 4:40 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Some of America’s legacy airlines are hiring aggressively and adjusting flight schedules to accommodate…

EU releasing 5 billion euros to Poland by year’s end as new government works to restore rule of law

December 15, 2023 4:34 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Polish prime minister and a top EU leader say that the European Union will by year’s end transfer to Poland the first 5…

Person injured after crash on Alameda in South-Central El Paso

December 15, 2023 4:30 AM Jesus A. Rodriguez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators from the El Paso Police Department were called out Friday morning after a crash in…

Fighting reported to be continuing in northern Myanmar despite China saying it arranged a cease-fire

December 15, 2023 4:17 AM Associated Press

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say there is continuing fighting in the northeastof the country between the…

Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone

December 15, 2023 4:03 AM Associated Press

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s phone was hacked by journalists and private investigators working for the Daily…

Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany

December 15, 2023 3:35 AM Associated Press

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor in Denmark says authorities are holding two people in custody and four…

Hungary’s Orbán says he won’t hesitate to slam the brakes on Ukraine’s EU membership

December 15, 2023 3:18 AM Associated Press

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says he will have plenty of opportunities in the future to…

Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse

December 15, 2023 3:15 AM Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has rejected a request by a group of human rights organizations to order a halt to the transfer to…

Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

December 15, 2023 3:02 AM Associated Press

By JOHN LEICESTER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager…

Eastwood High School to host Christmas fair, promoting local vendors this holiday season

December 15, 2023 2:31 AM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As holiday festivities take place throughout the Borderland, Eastwood High School is celebrating with a Christmas Holiday…