UN sets December deadline for its peacekeepers in Congo to completely withdraw
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo says it will complete its withdrawal from the Central African nation by the end of…
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Protesters in Georgia demand punishment for woman accused of defacing Stalin icon
Story by Reuters (CNN) — A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious…
Continue ReadingPolice identify third victim who died in fiery New Year crash; motive remains unknown
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Police on Friday identified a third victim who died in a fiery car crash outside a music…
Continue ReadingNTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two…
Continue ReadingSlowing inflation suggests that Biden’s policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only…
Continue ReadingNASA’s plans to return to the moon take a hit
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers that had far…
Continue ReadingTaiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
By SIMINA MISTREANU and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard…
Continue ReadingRepublican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
By MATT BROWN AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past. Florida Gov.…
Continue Reading4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in Somalia this week
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured…
Continue ReadingEarthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded near Oklahoma City suburb
By KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two stronger than 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma…
Continue ReadingWilliam Scrape-speare, Clearopathra, Lord Cold-emort and other hilarious city snow plow names
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows…
Continue ReadingA global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches
By DANICA KIRKA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White…
Continue ReadingA huge fire engulfs a warehouse in Russia outside the city of St Petersburg
MOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning.…
Continue ReadingIowa’s sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground for both Trump and DeSantis
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa’s Republican caucuses is a vast,…
Continue ReadingIowa’s winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s brutal winter weather is making an unrepresentative…
Continue ReadingFrench foreign minister visits Kyiv and pledges solidarity as Russia launches attacks
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv…
Continue ReadingTaiwan voters dismiss China warnings and hand ruling party a historic third consecutive presidential win
By Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off…
Continue ReadingA British D-Day veteran celebrates turning 100, but the big event is yet to come
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British D-Day veteran Bill Gladden turned 100 on Saturday, a day after his niece threw a surprise…
Continue ReadingRussia unleashes fresh barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine
By Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz warns of extremists stoking rage as farmers protest and discontent is high
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for calm and a readiness to accept compromises as the…
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