By Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Askia Fountain may be an expert now, but says styling his daughter Brooke’s hair took lots and lots of practice. Three years ago, Fountain remembers putting Brooke’s hair in a messy ponytail before school. Turns out, it was picture day. “I
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story COLLEGE PARK, Georgia (WANF) — What started as College Park’s way to spread holiday cheer is now a gift-giving extravaganza thanks to a $30,000 donation from Amazon. A caravan with Santa, city workers, police officers and firefighters brought the gifts to different neighborhoods around the
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after officials in Jesus’ traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war. The cancellation of Christmas festivities, which typically
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The holidays are a time for traditions. At the downtown Bend Library, the model train display is back this year, chugging along for all to see. The train display has been a staple for more than 20 years, but was put on pause four years ago due to Covid.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Erik Lundstrom was about 14 when he secretly purchased the coming-of-age novel “Rainbow Boys” and hid it in his room, waiting until he was alone to become absorbed in the story of three teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. “I read that book five or six times
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer is “thankfully responsive” after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during the Premier League game against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, his club announced. The match was abandoned due to the incident and Luton said that Lockyer had been taken to
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims for defamation, is asking the families to accept a small fraction of what they are owed. In a Texas bankruptcy
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettoes. The comparison was viewed as controversial in Germany, which strongly supports Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility for murdering
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel is reeling from the Israel Defense Forces’ admission that it shot and killed three Israelis in Gaza on Friday. The three had been taken hostage by Hamas during the group’s October 7 terror attack. The IDF says the shooting
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamar Michaelis, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — An investigation is underway after a tragic incident on Friday that saw the Israel Defense Forces shoot and kill three Israelis in Gaza who had been taken hostage by Hamas during the group’s October 7 terror attack. Here’s what
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months. The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics asked Judge Christian Jenkins this week to throw
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite “headwinds and challenges and problems.” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the undersecretary-general for peace operations, said in an interview with AP
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Festive magic fueled by nostalgia has been credited for the “astonishing” sale of a Christmas tree, “bought for pennies” more than a century ago, for £3,411 ($4,328) at auction on Friday. The 31-inch tree, complete with 25 branches, 12 berries and six mini candle holders, was estimated to sell
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy ship shot down 14 drones launched from “Houthi-controlled areas” of Yemen, US Central Command said Saturday. The unmanned aircraft systems “were assessed to be one-way attack drones and were shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,” US Central Command posted on
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system. It was a major victory for leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who threw his weight behind the proposal. The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system which
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A hiker from California who fell about 1,000 feet to the bottom of a mountain down a trail in Hawaii called his rescue “a miracle” after he survived three days before being found. “I never expected a day of hiking like this to go the way it did,”
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In rare cases, the bacterial disease can be fatal. Quaker, which
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the U.K. have agreed to tackle irregular migration to Europe. They pledged to intensify cooperation in the fight against human trafficking. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks in Rome on Saturday. They were also joined by
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited campaign and prevent a wider regional war. Their trip comes as Iranian-backed militants on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — In the past two and half months, Harvard University President Claudine Gay has faced an onslaught of backlash from donors, politicians and business leaders over concerns of antisemitism at the nation’s oldest higher education institution. Barely three months after her historic inauguration as Harvard’s first Black woman
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