Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often…
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Halloween shootings in Orlando nightlife district leave 2 dead, 6 wounded
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and six others wounded after a teenage shooter…
Continue Reading‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
Associated Press The cast of ABC’s hit show “Scandal” will reunite Nov. 17 for a live, virtual script reading to raise money for the western…
Continue ReadingIsrael plans to use lasers to shoot down incoming missiles
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel expects its “Iron Beam” laser defense system to be operational within one year, saying it will bring…
Continue Reading‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a…
Continue ReadingWendy’s is closing 140 restaurants
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Wendy’s is closing 140 restaurants in the coming months, the fast food chain announced this week.…
Continue ReadingMacy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, Broadway belter Idina Menzel,…
Continue ReadingVoters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are…
Continue ReadingIsrael pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon’s northeastern farming villages on Friday, killing…
Continue ReadingTrump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hosted rallies within 7 miles of each other Friday…
Continue Reading5 Things Special Edition: What you should know about Election Day
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Happy Friday, readers! Whether you consider yourself a political obsessive or you only tune in every four…
Continue ReadingA bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bus carrying university students on a field trip has skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri…
Continue ReadingNot just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal – its 2024 word of the year. The…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia…
Continue ReadingShootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers to downtown Orlando…
Continue ReadingSpiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints’ Day
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All Saints’ Day, a somber and spiritual day…
Continue ReadingHalloween shootings in Orlando nightlife district leave 2 dead, 6 wounded
By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and six others wounded after a teenage shooter opened…
Continue ReadingMud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
Associated Press CHIVA, Spain. (AP) — Mud cakes her boots, splatters her leggings and the gloves holding her broom. Brown specks freckle her…
Continue ReadingGreek police say fatal Athens apartment blast was likely caused by improvised bomb
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say that an explosion in an Athens apartment that killed a man and severely wounded a woman appears to have been…
Continue ReadingColm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped…
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