By Mick Krever, Charbel Mallo, Ruba Alhenawi, Tamara Qiblawi and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said Monday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and France came into effect last week. The strikes in the Nabatiyeh governorate near the
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Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court has validated the first round of a presidential race in which a far-right outsider emerged as the frontrunner, plunging the country into a week of turmoil amid allegations of electoral violations and Russian meddling. The Constitutional Court’s decision Monday came after it asked the Central
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Margot Robbie made a creative decision to slap Leonardo DiCaprio during her “Wolf of Wall Street” audition instead of kissing him, according to the “Barbie” star. The result, she joked during a recent episode of the “Talking Pictures” podcast, was that slapping her scene partner was actually a form
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An expanded WNBA with more games and a new franchise will tip off on May 16. The league extended its schedule to 44 games this year, up from 40, with the addition of the expansion Golden State Valkyries. The new team, which has over 20,000 season ticket deposits,
Continue Reading DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — The Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two boaters off the Alabama coast but suspended the search for a missing 7-year-old boy after combing the area over the weekend. Searchers were unable to find Hunter Slezak. He was on a boat that went missing Friday. Searchers on Saturday found a
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A critically endangered species of leopard has died at age 21 in a Southern California zoo. Officials at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert say Amur leopard Zoya died of old age last Tuesday after over a decade there. She was one of the oldest leopards
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday pressed the Food and Drug Administration on whether it followed the law in its effort to keep flavored e-cigarettes off shelves, weighing a lawsuit from a multibillion-dollar industry that has come under scrutiny because its products are popular with school-aged children. After more than
Continue Reading Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is unlikely to reach the U.S. border after authorities broke up two other small caravans headed to the United States over the weekend. About 1,500 migrants — mostly from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras
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By Hamilton Kahn Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Nathan Bugg began decorating his house with lights at Christmastime in 1971, adding more and more every year until the display became so elaborate that neighbors asked the city to shut it down in 2001. But that wasn’t the end
Continue Reading By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WISN) — Inside Dave Armstrong’s Grafton garage sits a collection Joseph Schlitz himself, would be proud of. For the past 14 years, Armstrong has been collecting empty beer bottles and displaying them on shelves in his garage. “The rule is, if I don’t
Continue Reading By Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A man facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities said he shot a Jewish man and fired at responding officers during an October shootout in Chicago has died by apparent suicide, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security
Continue Reading By Jessica Perez Click here for updates on this story BENNINGTON, Nebraska (KETV) — A Bennington woman celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by five generations of family members. Marian Fitzwater had her surprise party at Ridgewood Senior Living Saturday. She re-lived 100 years of memories as her family played her a slide show of her
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was pushed out as the head of two veterans’ advocacy organizations amid internal allegations of mismanagement and personal misconduct, The New Yorker reported Sunday. A whistleblower report obtained by the magazine alleged that, during his time leading
Continue Reading By Mike Clark Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — They are decking the halls at Rivers Casino, and a familiar face was there to help on Friday. Chevy Chase flipped the switch to light the Christmas tree at the casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, recreating the memorable light-plugging moment from the
Continue Reading By Isabel Litterst Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A new report from the National Retail Federation shows more people ages 18-24 are turning to thrift stores for their holiday shopping needs. The NRF report said the uptick is due to younger people being more interested in saving money
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — $10.1 million in new funding will support a 2-mile trail segment of the Paso del Norte trail in the Mission Valley. The new project will complete a 7.3-mile stretch of the trail from Fabens to Tornillo. El Paso County recently received the funding from the Texas Department of Transportation, according
Continue Reading By Doug Meehan Click here for updates on this story NORWELL, Massachusetts (WCVB) — For some, the holidays wouldn’t be as merry without a cold glass of eggnog. Say what you will; for those who love it, with or without a little something “extra,” it truly is the flavor of the season, and at Hornstra
Continue Reading TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Filling up your vehicle’s gas tank in New Jersey will cost an extra 2.6 cents a gallon starting on New Year’s Day. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Monday the state’s gas tax will climb about 6% to 44.9 cents a gallon. The change stems from a review required under a
Continue Reading By Ted Wayman and Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story SHARON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A high school sophomore is hospitalized after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a Thanksgiving football game, school and police officials told the community in an open letter on Saturday. Rohan Shukla, who plays safety for the Sharon
Continue Reading By Scott Glover and Daniel Medina, CNN (CNN) — A disgraced former Kansas police detective about to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago was found dead in his home Monday morning. Authorities discovered the body of Roger Golubski, 71, after he failed to show up for jury selection
Continue Reading By Matt Leonard and Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story ST. CLOUD, Florida (WESH) — A St. Cloud man has been arrested after police say he shot and killed his fiancée early Sunday morning following an argument. The St. Cloud Police Department said officers responded to a home on Western Sun Drive
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story December 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Biden-Harris Administration has taken a bold step toward cementing America’s place as a global leader in clean energy innovation with the announcement of up to $2.2 billion in funding for two transformative Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
Continue Reading By Tori Yorgey and Khiree Stewart Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — It’s a Baltimore holiday tradition that, for many, never gets old. WBAL-TV 11 News cameras were there as homeowners illuminated the “Miracle on 34th Street” in Hampden on Saturday for the holiday display’s 77th year. Several homes and their
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame players Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Tony Pérez, Lee Smith and Ozzie Smith are among 16 members of the classic era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall ballot that includes Dick Allen, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Retired manager Joe Torre, also elected to the Hall, is on
Continue Reading By Phil Tsekouras Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Ontario is launching a U.S. ad campaign, touting the province as an “ally to the North” ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and under the threat of tariffs on all Canadian goods. “For generations, this ally to the North has
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments began on Monday in the trial of a tech consultant in the 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco, an event that shocked the broader tech community whose members mourned the loss of an entrepreneur they called charismatic and kind. San Francisco
Continue Reading By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The family of a woman shot to death in Minneapolis Sunday used cellphone data to track her, police said. The family said they had not heard from the 25-year-old woman since Saturday night and used “cell phone location information” to find her,
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Established nonprofits, everyday individuals and mutual aid groups all want your dollars to make a difference. But with so many worthy causes and the rise of new giving technologies, how should you donate? The choices can be immobilizing. Many value conventional charities. But others like to crowdfund by pooling
Continue Reading BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials said Monday that most of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France, in which two people were killed and dozens were injured, are citizens of the South American country, who reside in Spain. Colombia’s Ambassador to France, Alfonso Prada, said the bus that crashed on Sunday evening
Continue Reading BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. King, a 77-year-old rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band that featured literary icons, said Monday that it’s time to say farewell to his rock station and two others that have been bleeding
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