AP Business Writer The discount chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open. Big Lots said it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which specializes in distressed companies. Gordon Brothers will then transfer Big Lots’ stores to other retailers. Variety Wholesalers, which owns more than 400
Continue Reading Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east European country. The government in the capital Chisinau has brought in emergency measures as it braces for power cuts and accused Moscow of weaponizing energy supplies. Gazprom said in an online
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Dana Karni, CNN Dos proyectiles lanzados desde el norte de Gaza este sábado activaron alarmas en Jerusalén y otras ciudades, dijeron las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI). Las FDI señalaron que se lanzaron interceptores después de que se identificaron los cohetes cruzando hacia Israel. El servicio de emergencia Magen David Adom (MDA, por sus
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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Big Lots, the discount chain that filed for bankruptcy in September, said Friday that it agreed to a sale transaction with an investment firm, allowing hundreds of stores to stay open by transferring its property to other retailers and companies. The Columbus, Ohio-based company recently announced it was preparing
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show, as part of a campaign to raise support and awareness of panda conservation. The 10-minute drone show featured 1,000 drones, some of which were equipped with fireworks, flying over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and
Continue Reading Manuela Castro, CNN Español El Gobierno de Javier Milei amplió la capacidad de actuación de las Fuerzas Armadas de Argentina, las que con las nuevas disposiciones podrán ser convocadas a participar en ciertos asuntos de seguridad interior. Mediante dos decretos, Milei modificó la reglamentación de Ley de Defensa Nacional, la cual fue sancionada en 1988
Continue Reading Associated Press GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they’ll never have to do: bury thousands of people in the event of war. The search follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national secretariat, which reflect crisis preparedness guidelines from the Swedish Civil Contingencies
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer Most people think of physical therapy as rehabilitation. But many physical therapists want the profession to be seen as preventive medicine. Think of a physical therapist the way you do a dentist. You go regularly and get checked out even if you’re not having a problem. You could have an exam that
Continue Reading Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005. And those fires contributed to
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Scan the rosters of Texas and Arizona State ahead of the Peach Bowl and the usual names pop out. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Thorpe Award winner Jahdae Barron. Arizona State All-American running back Cam Skattebo. Another Longhorn who draws a lot of attention from Sun Devils coach
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the suspected health care CEO assassin Luigi Mangione have decided on a similar defense strategy: Hire an Agnifilo. Or two. Marc Agnifilo is heading Combs’ defense against racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges, while Karen Friedman Agnifilo is leading Mangione’s murder defense, with
Continue Reading By Marcus Mabry In 2016, CNN produced a book entitled Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything. As we look back on the top 100 stories of 2024 on CNN’s digital platforms, the word unprecedented would seem too overused by now to still be potent … and yet. Once again, you rewarded CNN’s extraordinary journalism with
Continue Reading Darya Tarasova, Catherine Nicholls, CNN El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, se disculpó por el hecho de que un vuelo de Azerbaijan Airlines se estrellara después de entrar en el espacio aéreo ruso en Grozny, Chechenia, el miércoles, pero no dijo que Rusia fuera responsable. Putin dijo este sábado que los sistemas de defensa aérea
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy’s parliament has approved the government’s 2025 budget, worth a total of 30 billion euros — more than half of that in tax cuts and social security benefits for low-income citizens. The measures, pushed by the far-right cabinet headed by Premier Giorgia Meloni, won final approval in the Upper House by 108
Continue Reading By Darya Tarasova, Catherine Nicholls and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace in Grozny, Chechnya, on Wednesday, but did not say that Russia was responsible. Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when the
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot
Continue Reading Associated Press Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door for states to implement
Continue Reading By Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — Graduation day dawns sunny and warm for the first day of November, but the weather hardly matters for the joint MIT-Georgetown coding class, which takes place at the Correctional Treatment Facility, one of the two facilities that make up the DC jail complex. For twelve weeks, the students worked
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For many people, celebrating New Year’s Day can include reflecting on a life well lived or a chance to start anew. But for some, the holiday may have dark undertones, according to a recent large study. More than 700,000 deaths by suicide were reported globally in 2019, accounting for
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen, who has won five world rapid and seven world blitz titles in the last 10 years,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Travelers flying to or from the U.K. are facing further disruptions as thick fog and low visibility restrict air traffic on one of the year’s busiest weekends. Gatwick Airport in London warned that some flights may be delayed throughout Saturday and apologized for the inconvenience. Flights were delayed by up to three
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone. A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “As I’ve gotten older over the last
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A warming trend is set to bring above-normal temperatures to the Borderland through most of next week, with near-record highs expected on Monday. Dry conditions will persist into early January, with occasional breezy afternoons. Gusts of 30-40 mph are possible Monday evening, particularly along the east slopes of the mountains.
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday, “peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones,” a statement posted to her Instagram account said. Hussey
Continue Reading Por Lauren Said-Moorhouse y Max Foster, CNN Puede que este sea uno de esos años en los que la familia real británica no quiera detenerse. Pocos miembros del clan Windsor habrían previsto los retos a los que tendrían que enfrentarse en los albores del reinado de Carlos III. Quizá quien mejor lo resumió fue su
Continue Reading Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week. Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. The strikes killed dozens of people, mostly women and children. Comments from the Taliban Defense Ministry
Continue Reading Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s army detained the director of one of northern Gaza ‘s last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people, including children, Palestinian medical officials said Saturday. Israel’s military alleged that Hamas militants were using the facility and said over 240 people
Continue Reading Por Robert Shackelford y Dalia Faheid, CNN Los viajeros que regresan a casa este fin de semana podrían sufrir más retrasos en los aeropuertos a medida que se intensifican las tormentas en el sur de Estados Unidos y un desfile de tormentas impulsadas por los ríos atmosféricos azota el oeste del país. Podrían producirse más
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Irene Nasser and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Israel arrested a hospital director in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, with its forces also accused of ordering patients to strip in the streets. Kamal Adwan Hospital is “now empty” after the remaining patients – some
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By Tami Luhby, Annette Choi and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to slash at least $2 trillion from the federal budget. The duo, who are tasked with recommending cuts to the incoming Trump administration
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