Diamonds in the vacuum cleaner: Paris’ luxury Ritz hotel finds guest’s missing ring
PARIS (AP) — Lost a very expensive diamond ring? Try checking the vacuum cleaner. That’s what employees of Paris’ luxury Ritz hotel did — and…
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Thousands march in Europe in the latest rallies against antisemitism stoked by the war in Gaza
BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in the Belgian and German capitals to protest soaring antisemitism since the outbreak of the…
Continue Reading Police chase in Philadelphia ends in shootout that leaves 2 officers, suspect wounded
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say the pursuit of a suspected gunman ended in a shootout that left two officers and a suspect wounded.…
Continue Reading Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy will meet Biden at the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White…
Continue Reading Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
BERLIN (AP) — Several thousand people have demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish…
Continue Reading The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some…
Continue Reading Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico’s Tijuana
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV…
Continue Reading Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S.…
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Opinion: Here’s who should have won Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
CNN Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — Taylor Swift is Time’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” and apparently, I’m the only millennial…
Continue Reading Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods
By KRISTIN M. HALL, PATRICK WHITTLE and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents of central Tennessee communities…
Continue Reading Biden’s focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning Obama and Bush reelection playbooks
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively…
Continue Reading A woman is charged with manslaughter after 2 sets of young twins were killed in a 2021 London fire
LONDON (AP) — A woman has been charged with four counts of manslaughter after two sets of young twins were killed in a fire that ripped through a…
Continue Reading At UN climate talks, cameras are everywhere. Many belong to Emirati company with a murky history
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit in Dubai, surveillance…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Chilly Start to the Week Ahead with a Glimpse of Rain on Thursday
Good morning and happy Sunday! As we wake up to freezing temperatures under the ABC-7 First Alert, today’s high is expected to reach 53 degrees.…
Continue Reading Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the…
Continue Reading In coup-hit West Africa, regional leaders recognize Niger’s junta but seek fast return to democracy
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Leaders from across West Africa say they now recognize the junta in power in Niger and are…
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One person taken to the hospital after northeast El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person has been taken to the hospital following a crash in northeast El Paso Sunday morning, according to police. It…
Continue Reading Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
By JARI TANNER and JAMES BROOKS Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this…
Continue Reading A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks
By TARA COPP Associated Press F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic…
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Crime Stoppers of El Paso asking for public’s help in finding two men recorded using stolen credit card
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for help in identifying two men who were recorded using a stolen…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Argentina in a bid to win support from developing nations
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy witnessed the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
By The Associated Press Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform…
Continue Reading The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It’s irked some other nations at COP28
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India, SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European Union’s plan…
Continue Reading France says one of its warships was targeted by drones from direction of Yemen. Both were shot down
PARIS (AP) — France says one of its warships in the Red Sea has been targeted by two drones coming from Yemen. Both were shot down. A short…
Continue Reading Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea
By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press ACEH BESAR, Indonesia (AP) — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including…
Continue Reading Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win
By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are voting in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious…
Continue Reading UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan. Since seizing power in 2021,…
Continue Reading Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel…
Continue Reading Tibetans in exile accuse China of destroying their identity in Tibet under its rule
By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most…
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