8 people killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A collision between a bus and a truck on Mexico’s Gulf coast has left eight people dead and 27 others injured. Prosecutors in…
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Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board…
Continue Reading Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Associated Press CAMACARI, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region…
Continue Reading Canadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary in bid to avoid tariffs
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald…
Continue Reading Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the…
Continue Reading Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
Associated Press Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died…
Continue Reading Oklahoma AG dismisses assault charge against officer who slammed 71-year-old man to the ground
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general is dismissing a felony assault charge against a police officer…
Continue Reading Ex-NYPD chief admits a relationship with subordinate, but denies he demanded sex for overtime pay
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top New York City police official has admitted through his lawyer that he had a “consensual, adult…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been…
Continue Reading Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his…
Continue Reading Final crystal triangles installed on Times Square ball ahead of New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s governor to leave hospital after he was bucked off a horse and broke his ribs
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will be released from the hospital Friday, two days after getting nine titanium plates…
Continue Reading Former New Orleans priest convicted of raping teen boy dies while serving life sentence
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a 93-year-old former Catholic priest sentenced to life in prison…
Continue Reading Georgia shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured at ‘shot house’ selling bootleg alcohol
MACON, Ga (AP) — Georgia officials say a shooting that killed one man and injured six other people took place at a “shot house” where alcohol…
Continue Reading Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general said on Friday that an Argentine military officer who was arrested in…
Continue Reading New York state government to monitor its use of AI under a new law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial…
Continue Reading Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining…
Continue Reading Man admits to setting fires at predominantly Black church in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has admitted to using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church…
Continue Reading US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine,…
Continue Reading What Snoop wants: Arizona Bowl gives NIL opportunities to players for Colorado State, Miami (Ohio)
AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth…
Continue Reading US sanctions the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party. The State…
Continue Reading Sinkhole in New Jersey keeps I-80 closed after a section collapses into an abandoned mine
WHARTON, N.J. (AP) — Road crews were repairing a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Friday where a sinkhole forced the…
Continue Reading Tennessee has a new execution method, 2.5 years after last scheduled execution abruptly halted
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith, the state has…
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Missing dog returned to family home and rang the doorbell
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas…
Continue Reading Should you worry about overfunding your 529 plan?
529 college savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. You can use 529 funds to cover only qualified…
Continue Reading New York correctional officers pummeled handcuffed man before death, footage shows
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly…
Continue Reading An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech…
Continue Reading A family of 4 died Christmas Day at their New Hampshire lake house after likely carbon monoxide leak
Associated Press WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple and their two daughters were identified by authorities Friday as the victims of…
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