Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to revert the name of Alaska’s Denali back to Mount McKinley. Trump’s comments at a Sunday rally in Phoenix wade into a decades-old conflict over the name of North America’s tallest peak. Various tribes of Alaska Natives known as Athabascans have long lived in the mountain’s shadow
Continue Reading The Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile. Randall Adjessom was sleeping in his home when police executed a warrant as
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee’s long-awaited report on Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’s bid to lead the Justice Department. Citing text messages, travel receipts, online payments and testimony, the bipartisan committee paints a picture of a lifestyle
Continue Reading AP Business Writer A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and
Continue Reading AP Business Writer A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been fatally shot in a North Carolina supermarket and a suspect has been taken into custody. Police announced the officer’s death at a Monday afternoon news conference. They say the officer was responding to a call about an armed person when he was shot shortly
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift appears to be in a giving mood this holiday season, this time for a special girl she met during a visit to Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital. The superstar singer visited the hospital earlier this month, just days after she played the final show of her Eras
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By Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — This week marks one year since the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Now, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is preparing for a second capture and release, but a group from the livestock industry has called for a pause on those reintroduction efforts. In
Continue Reading FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A chemical company official has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan. Rajinder Singh Minhas was arrested and arraigned last week. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday that Minhas faces charges of falsely altering
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Por Eric Levenson, CNN El sospechoso de la muerte de una mujer en el metro de Nueva York tras prenderle fuego fue identificado como Sebastián Zapeta-Calil, un ciudadano guatemalteco de 33 años que entró ilegalmente a EE.UU. en algún momento de los últimos seis años, según el portavoz del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es la vía marítima que infunde miedo e inspira a los navegantes por igual. Casi mil kilómetros de mar abierto y algunas de las condiciones más duras del planeta, con una extensión igualmente inhóspita de nieve y hielo esperándote al final. “El tramo de océano más temido del mundo, y con
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By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops the US has long said are in Syria, multiple
Continue Reading By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Uber is promising to replace a suburban mother’s Christmas gifts for her kids, after the courier driver she hired to deliver the toys mysteriously cancelled the trip after picking up the presents. Ki’ani Macklin spent her last $200 on Christmas gifts for
Continue Reading By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The hospital is no place for a kid to be around the holidays, but one Chicago organization – Holiday Heroes – does its part to make kids more comfortable. Christmas is right around the corner, but there’s no place one particular elf
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Owen McCown threw for 254 yards and a touchdown and UTSA scored the opening 27 points of the Myrtle Beach Bowl to cruise past short-handed Coastal Carolina 44-15 on Monday. UTSA (7-6) broke away in the second quarter by scoring a touchdown on three straight drives for a 21-0 lead. McCown
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Personal Birth date: 1980s Father: Kim Jong Il Mother: Ko Yong Hui Marriage: Ri Sol Ju Children: Ju Ae, reportedly two others Education: Kim Il Sung Military Academy, 2002-2007 Other Facts Youngest son of former North
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian judge has reinstated Vice President Verónica Abad to her role and lifted the five-month suspension imposed against her by the Ministry of Labor for allegedly abandoning her duties. The judge on Monday ruled the sanction unconstitutional. It’s the latest twist in a feud between Abad and President Daniel Noboa
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By Jill Martin and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell is out for the rest of the season after suffering a dislocated knee, torn ACL and other damage, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said to reporters Monday. In Houston’s 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday,
Continue Reading Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español La época navideña en México suele venir acompañada de ambiente frío en distintas partes del país debido al invierno boreal en esta parte del planeta. Sin embargo, la Nochebuena y Navidad 2024 vendrán junto a un frente frío y una vaguada que propiciarán tiempo frío —incluso con heladas en
Continue Reading By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story SPENCER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Crews encountered exploding fireworks and icy conditions at a fire that destroyed two homes in Spencer, Massachusetts on Sunday. The fire on East Avenue was reported at about 4 p.m. Two homes were destroyed and a third was damaged. Two families
Continue Reading Associated Press As it crossed the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite imaged acres of bare land. The site outside the city of Port Harcourt was on a United Nations Environment Programme cleanup list, supposed to be restored to green farmland as the Delta was before thousands of oil spills turned it into a byword
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown Orlando, Florida, injuring a 7-year-old boy who required surgery. The drones fell into a crowd of thousands of people watching
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown Orlando, Florida, injuring a 7-year-old boy who required surgery. The drones fell into a crowd of thousands of people watching
Continue Reading By Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story HIALEAH, Florida (WFOR) — Two 19-year-olds were arrested Monday and two others are being sought in Hialeah following a pursuit of a vehicle stolen 14 miles away in South Miami, police said. At 3:01 a.m., officers responded to a call regarding a stolen vehicle near
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Hundreds walked in silence in Croatia’s capital on Monday, seeking action after a pupil was killed and three other children were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Zagreb. The march was organized by teachers’ unions and asked authorities do more to ensure that schools in Croatia are safe
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AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of the injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have season-ending surgery for a second
Continue Reading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in Haiti. The U.N. called on officials to bring the perpetrators to justice. The U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti said in a report published
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley is down to his final game to try to break Eric Dickerson’s season rushing record. Can Barkley actually topple the 40-year-old mark of 2,105 yards set by the Los Angeles Rams great? Absolutely — if he plays. The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title and the
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without
Continue Reading By Ron Burke Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque Fire Rescue and the US Secret Service visited Cuidando Los Ninos in Albuquerque to spread holiday joy to about 130 kids and their families who don’t get to experience Christmas in the comforts of home. “Our families are represented
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