Deck the White House halls: Jill Biden wants holiday visitors to feel like kids again
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Step inside the White House during the holidays by walking beneath the branches of a…
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Beijing police investigate major Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi after it says it’s insolvent
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Police are investigating a Chinese wealth management company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group days…
Continue ReadingPope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn’t have…
Continue ReadingPowerful storm pounds the Black Sea region, leaving more than a half-million people without power
By The Associated Press A powerful weekend storm in the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and caused coastal flooding, and…
Continue ReadingEl papa Francisco cancela algunos compromisos de este lunes porque continúa sufriendo inflamación pulmonar, dijo el portavoz del Vaticano
Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) –El papa Francisco canceló algunos de sus compromisos de este lunes porque continúa sufriendo una inflamación…
Continue ReadingHow Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be…
Continue ReadingHow Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often…
Continue ReadingHundreds stream in to pay respects to Rosalynn Carter as she lies in repose in Atlanta
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Americans of all ages streamed into Atlanta’s Jimmy Carter Presidential Library to pay…
Continue ReadingWilders ally overseeing first stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has quit his role in…
Continue Reading15-year-old Pennsylvania boy faces first-degree murder charge in shooting of a homeless man
By Steve Almasy and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old boy is facing charges of first-degree murder and other offenses after a homeless…
Continue ReadingPalestinian diplomat appeals for peace in Gaza at a meeting between EU and Arab nations in Spain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The top Palestinian diplomat has made a plea during a meeting of European Union members…
Continue ReadingIran adds sophisticated warship to Caspian fleet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media says the country’s navy has added a destroyer to its Caspian Sea fleet capable of launching cruise…
Continue ReadingEstados Unidos presiona para que se extienda la pausa en Gaza, pero la posibilidad de que la guerra vuelva a estallar cobra gran importancia
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La frágil pausa en el ataque de Israel contra Hamas en Gaza, que permitió la liberación hasta ahora de 58 rehenes,…
Continue ReadingRescuers use hand-held drills to free 41 workers trapped in an Indian road tunnel for over 2 weeks
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers in India have started digging manually in hopes of reaching 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed…
Continue ReadingDiplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude. It was her…
Continue ReadingElon Musk visits destroyed kibbutz and meets Netanyahu in wake of antisemitic post
By Michelle Toh, Lauren Izso and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Hong Kong/Jerusalem (CNN) — Elon Musk visited Israel Monday, meeting the country’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
By TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for…
Continue ReadingFrench labor minister goes on trial for alleged favoritism when he was a mayor
PARIS (AP) — French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt is going on trial over charges of favoritism related to a 2009 public sector contract passed…
Continue Reading6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher
PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial in Paris for their alleged role in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone’s leader says most behind the weekend attacks are arrested, but few details are given
By CHINEDU ASADU and KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president says most of the leaders of weekend…
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