By MARIELLE MOHS Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It was an unexpected Christmas gift of generosity. Two Vikings fans scored free tickets to Sunday’s game from a stranger who just wanted to say thank you. “It’s pretty cool, I would have never expected to be here,” said Alissa Postal, who
Continue ReadingBy Tim Curran, CNN (CNN) — When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure across three continents. In 1961, I was adopted at birth in California. Over the years, I’ve searched for my birth family on and off
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ruth Underwood se despertó sobresaltada y se dio cuenta, para su horror, de que se había quedado dormida sobre el hombro de un desconocido. Era la tarde del día de Navidad de 1962. Ruth viajaba en un autobús Greyhound desde la casa de sus padres en Olympia, Washington hasta su casa
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El papa Francisco utilizó su mensaje del Día de Navidad para instar a un alto el fuego y emitir una súplica por el fin de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas. “Recemos por la paz en Palestina e Israel”, dijo el pontífice de 87 años, describiendo la guerra como “un viaje sin
Continue ReadingBy VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia. The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown. Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — A partir de este 1 de enero, los trabajadores mexicanos que ganan el salario mínimo recibirán un aumento del 20% en su percepción. En México existen dos zonas salariales: la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte, que está compuesta por 43 municipios de los estados de Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila,
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and HOGIR ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Turkey has intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend. The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement Monday that it had killed at least 26
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s not news that Hollywood has leaned very much into the reboot, remake, sequel and prequel trend over the past ten (or even fifteen? twenty?) years, and with that comes a curious opportunity to celebrate – and perhaps, recreate – past triumphs with a relatively low-commitment strategy: the cameo.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that X, formerly Twitter, must face a lawsuit after staff accused the company of failing to pay bonuses promised to them. The judge on Friday denied X’s motion to dismiss the case. X stands accused of failing to pay out annual bonuses
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike Monday in a Damascus neighborhood killed a high-ranking Iranian general, Iranian state media said. Iranian officials and allied militant groups in the region vowed revenge for the killing but did not immediately launch any retaliatory strike. The killing of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a longtime
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Imagina, por un momento, el banquete festivo más glorioso, con un pavo enorme, dos rellenos, jamón, las guarniciones de rigor y al menos media docena de tartas y pasteles. Todo esto puede sonar grandioso, hasta que nos fijamos en las extravagantes exhibiciones del antiguo banquete romano. Los miembros de las clases
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions. More than 1.1 million people in parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming were under blizzard warnings on Monday afternoon. “Significant winter storm will ‘let
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool soccer star Mohamed Salah says he “shares the pain” of grieving families at Christmas amid the Israel-Hamas war. The Egypt international posted a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying “Christmas is a time when families get together and celebrate.” He added that “this year we get to Christmas
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Millones de trabajadores que ganan el salario mínimo recibirán un aumento en 2024, dependiendo de su lugar de residencia. Porque aunque el salario mínimo federal se mantiene en US $7,25 la hora, 22 de los 50 estados aumentarán la cifra oficial en sus jurisdicciones. A partir del 1 de enero, Maryland,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan James Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A pregnant Nashville woman is facing eviction after discovering mold inside of her home and reporting it to the property management. In July, Morgan Hartman leased what she thought would be here dream home in Antioch, but quickly realized that was
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman was hospitalized after her SUV rolled over after crashing with another car on Christmas Eve in Springfield. According to Smokey Barn News, the woman was driving with a child on East 22nd Avenue when she crashed with a red
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III has used his second Christmas broadcast as monarch to call for compassion in the face of world conflict, as the war between Israel and Hamas rages in Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The Christmas message – a royal tradition
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Cuando Abby Eckel vio la pequeña bolsa de regalo de joyería que su esposo le regaló por su cumpleaños, pensó que sabía exactamente lo que había dentro: un anillo con una piedra preciosa de morganita que ella había pedido. Pero cuando Eckel abrió el paquete y vio en su lugar un collar,
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been a rough year for some household-name US retailers and businesses. As the economy emerged out of the Covid-19 pandemic, companies faced a laundry list of problems arising from high costs, supply shortages and growing competition. As a result, several big names filed for bankruptcy in
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