The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
By Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a…
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Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: December 18, AM
The winter storm has passed and conditions are clear. Plenty of fresh snow to enjoy. Hoodoo has reopened today and will remain open until next…
Continue ReadingFormer Alabama police sergeant gets over a year in prison for beating a jailed man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police sergeant has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Long stretches of Russia’s Black…
Continue ReadingChina has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and…
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In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report
CNN By Alayna Treene, Manu Raju and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its…
Continue Reading2 pilots die in fiery small plane crash into vacant building near Honolulu airport
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s…
Continue ReadingWhat Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for…
Continue ReadingMiami-Dade man arrested after 10-year-old nephew accidentally shoots himself with unsecured firearm, police say
By Jessica Holly, Kevin Boulandier, Kathleen Ditton, Jordan Segundo Click here for updates on this story HIALEAH, Florida…
Continue ReadingColombia gestiona salvoconductos para asilados en la embajada argentina en Caracas
Por CNN Español El Gobierno colombiano lleva a cabo gestiones ante el Gobierno de Venezuela para que otorgue salvoconductos a los seis venezolanos…
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Cannons abandoned by doomed Spanish expedition are thought to be oldest firearms found in US
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in Arizona have discovered what appear to be the oldest firearms ever found in the continental…
Continue ReadingAndré 3000’s alt-jazz, ‘no bars’ solo album stunned fans. Now, it’s up for Grammys
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one was expecting it. In late 2023, André 3000 released his debut solo album, “New Blue Sun.” It was 18…
Continue ReadingNigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In Nigeria, roughly 85 million people do not have access to electricity. Yet large solar projects that…
Continue ReadingSenate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members…
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China’s anticorruption crackdown is impeding its military buildup plans, Pentagon says
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A widespread anticorruption campaign within the senior levels of the Chinese military and government is impeding…
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Biden administration greenlights California’s 2035 ban of new gas car sales in move likely to be revoked by Trump
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In one of its last major actions on climate, the Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a key waiver allowing…
Continue ReadingTeen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed…
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‘World’s first’ grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in Virginia
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — If all goes to plan, Virginia will be the site of the world’s first grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant,…
Continue ReadingBiden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is remembering his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a…
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