By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility surrounding this year’s presidential contest has few modern parallels, posing profound challenges to the
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. Lai was arrested in a crackdown on dissidents following huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. He faces possible
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An 80-year-old man with dementia, reported missing New Year’s evening from a care facility in Deschutes River Woods, was found early Tuesday morning “alive and well” amid an extensive search and after 1,000 area residents were notified through Deschutes County’s emergency alert system.
Continue ReadingBy JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-88 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive victory. With Kevin Durant sidelined by right hamstring tightness, the Suns had seven players score in double figures. Jusuf Nurkic, playing against his former team,
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Passengers on a United Airlines flight hoping to travel back in time for New Year’s got off to an unfortunate start in 2024. Flight UA200 was originally scheduled to depart Guam at 7:35 a.m. on January 1, 2024, and land in Honolulu, Hawaii at 6:50 p.m. on December 31, 2023
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Nouran Salahieh, Brynn Gingras and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Authorities found no evidence of a connection to domestic terrorism in a deadly car crash outside a New Year’s concert in Rochester, New York, which killed two people and injured nine, officials said Tuesday. The suspect, whom officials identified as 35-year-old Michael
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet said in a statement Monday. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head back to
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Police are investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New York, early on New Year’s Day. Officials say a Ford Expedition struck a Mitsubishi Outlander, sending both vehicles through a group of pedestrians in a crosswalk. Investigators say once the flames were
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering from surgery after being stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday. Lee underwent a vein reconstruction surgery and is recovering in the intensive
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck Tuesday by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill the politician during his visit to the southeastern city of Busan, police said. Lee, 59, the head of the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Tantos lugares para ver en el mundo. Tanta gente ansiosa por verlos. El turismo internacional alcanzó aproximadamente el 90% de los niveles previos a la pandemia en 2023 y Estados Unidos emitió una cantidad récord de pasaportes. Y si visitaste algún destino popular durante el verano, probablemente dirías que
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, January 1st. Happy New Year’s Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The fairy-tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty was completed Sunday when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark became the country’s Queen Consort. The final stretch of Mary’s path from Tasmania to the Danish throne was cleared on New Year’s
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas two days after
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Wander Franco, campocorto de los Tampa Bay Rays, fue detenido este lunes en Puerto Plata, en el norte de República Dominicana, tras presentarse a responder las acusaciones del Ministerio Público por, supuestamente, haber mantenido una relación con una menor de edad. El pelotero de Grandes Ligas se presentó el
Continue ReadingORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a train derailed and caught fire on New Year’s Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. A spokesperson for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, says the commuter train had just left Orinda around 9 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — As the last one on the ice, Joey Daccord skated in a circle with his goalie stick in the air and the home fans chanting his name in unison. The reaction from the crowd was deserved after the young Seattle Kraken goaltender shut out the defending
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was 48 years old. Benally died Saturday at a Phoenix hospital, Jeneda Benally said. His cause of death was not disclosed. Klee Benally was among the most vocal opponents of snowmaking
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, Sarah Engel and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Utah police say they found a teenage Chinese exchange student alone and cold in a tent after he was a victim of what they’re calling a “cyber-kidnapping.” The Riverdale Police Department said Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing Thursday by his high school. His
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