Belarus arrests families of political prisoners in fresh crackdown
By Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has conducted mass raids, interrogations and arrests of dozens…
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Biden returns to a deteriorating Wisconsin bridge for an election-year pitch on policy achievements
By SEUNG MIN KIM and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has returned to a deteriorating Midwestern bridge to…
Continue ReadingAmerican founder of Haitian orphanage to appear in court on sexual abuse charges
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The American founder of an orphanage in Haiti who had charges of sexual abuse against him dropped…
Continue ReadingSix nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
The archbishop of Port-au-Prince says six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released. Archbishop Max Leroy…
Continue ReadingPakistan must invest in climate resilience to survive, says prime ministerial hopeful Bhutto-Zardari
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press NURPUR NOON, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani prime ministerial hopeful says the country must invest in climate…
Continue ReadingKiller of 3 in English city of Nottingham sentenced to high-security hospital, likely for life
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man who fatally stabbed two college students and a man months from…
Continue ReadingMelanie, singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and other ’70s hits, dies at 76
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including “Brand New Key,” has died. Melanie’s…
Continue ReadingLanny Smoot, Disney inventor behind live-action lightsaber, to be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Lanny Smoot has been an inventor for as long as he can remember. He told CNN one of his…
Continue ReadingEven Jenna Ortega can’t save the icky ‘90s throwback ‘Miller’s Girl’
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Between “Wednesday” and her previous forays with the “Scream” franchise, Jenna Ortega might be…
Continue ReadingA pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan…
Continue ReadingPoland’s pro-EU government and opposition disagree on whether 2 pardoned lawmakers can stay on
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new pro-European Union government and conservative opposition disagree on whether two opposition politicians…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 25: Middle East, Immigration, Supreme Court, Plane safety, Applesauce
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the southern US have received a month’s worth of rain in the last three days, prompting flash…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 25: Middle East, Immigration, Supreme Court, Plane safety, Applesauce
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the southern US have received a month’s worth of rain in the last three days, prompting flash…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by another 2.5 percentage points.…
Continue ReadingAntisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of antisemitic acts registered in France and Belgium have risen sharply since…
Continue ReadingA man is charged with 76 counts of murder in a deadly South African building fire last year
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man has been charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder for…
Continue ReadingBilly Idol talks upcoming pre-Super Bowl show, recent Hoover Dam performance, working on a new album
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Idol normally takes advantage of riding his motorcycle on Super Bowl…
Continue ReadingChina accuses US of ‘abusing’ international law by sailing in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western…
Continue ReadingFrench farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron
PARIS Protests by French farmers are snowballing and creeping closer to Paris, ratcheting up pressure for government measures to protect the…
Continue ReadingRussian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine and a woman convicted of a bomb attack…
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