Behind the cultural divide between pumpkin and sweet potato pies
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Debra Freeman isn’t a big pie person. But if she had to pick between sweet potato and pumpkin — the two…
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Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is headed back to Congress after winning her reelection bid. The…
Continue ReadingTrump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concerns
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot.…
Continue Reading3 killed, 1 seriously injured in Tesla Cybertruck crash in Northern California
PIEDMONT, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed and one seriously injured when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Derek Tran wins election to U.S. House in California’s 45th Congressional District, beating incumbent Michelle Steel
Democrat Derek Tran won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Michelle Steel. Tran, a U.S.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks wins reelection to U.S. House in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Iowa on Wednesday. The second-term congresswoman faced an…
Continue ReadingCanada is already examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump’s tariff threat
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A government official says Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the…
Continue ReadingPolice deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey’s killing
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in…
Continue ReadingEx-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Menendez has asked a judge to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist prison gang leader accused of attacking two California prison officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A white supremacist prison gang leader is accused in the attempted homicide of two officers at the California State Prison in…
Continue Reading2 police officers shot in neighborhood outside Atlanta expected to survive injuries
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers shot in a neighborhood outside Atlanta are both expected to survive their injuries. DeKalb…
Continue ReadingResidents file lawsuit against Kentucky plant that exploded in neighborhood
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two neighbors of a Kentucky plant that was the site of a massive explosion are suing the company. Edward…
Continue ReadingAttack on a disabled man sparks outpouring of support and charges against 4 teens
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Four teenagers have been indicted on charges related to beating a developmentally disabled man in Massachusetts. The…
Continue ReadingTo play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man who went missing for 25 years found after sister sees his picture in the news
By Karina Tsui and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — It’s a Thanksgiving miracle for one California family after a man who went missing in 1999 was…
Continue ReadingOhio attorney general appeals ruling striking down statewide abortion ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general will appeal a ruling that struck down the most far-reaching of the state’s laws restricting…
Continue Reading2 Tennessee tax preparers charged with filing $65 million in false claims under pandemic programs
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Tennessee say two tax preparers submitted $65 million in false claims for refunds…
Continue ReadingCanada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and…
Continue ReadingA child beauty queen’s death, a botched investigation and decades of mystery: What we know about JonBenét Ramsey’s killing
By Holly Yan and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Whoever duct-taped JonBenét Ramsey’s mouth shut, bludgeoned the 6-year-old Colorado girl and…
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