Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation
By Dana Karni, Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered…
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Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental…
Continue ReadingUS top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out…
Continue ReadingMattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the…
Continue ReadingPolish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has marked his country’s Independence Day with a call for sustained U.S.…
Continue ReadingSuspected shooter and 4 others are found dead in 3 Kansas homes, police say
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are…
Continue ReadingUS Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz discusses his passion for the League of Legends video game in an interview…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in…
Continue ReadingWhen to catch the last supermoon of the year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the…
Continue ReadingGunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives
Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his…
Continue ReadingRoad accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The…
Continue ReadingKremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and…
Continue ReadingUN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province is endangering children
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in…
Continue ReadingDemocrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a…
Continue ReadingCruise ship rescues 4 from disabled catamaran hundreds of miles off Bermuda, officials say
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off…
Continue ReadingUS regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda…
Continue ReadingVatican and Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial…
Continue ReadingThe Latin Grammys return to Miami for their 25th anniversary. Here’s what to know
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music has taken the world by storm. Across platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, numbers have skyrocketed,…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations,…
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