Iran says at least 84 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honoring slain general
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran says twin bomb blasts killed at least 84 people at an event honoring a…
Continue ReadingNews
Why ‘bleisure’ travel gives short-term rentals like Airbnb a boost over hotels
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Remote working has led to so-called “bleisure” travel, where employees mix work and leisure on the same trip. This…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 3: Tokyo plane crash, Presidential race, Israel, Harvard, Border crisis
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A storm headed for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend has the potential to offer the region its first…
Continue ReadingTeen’s promising swimming career in limbo after he is accused of slapping teammate on the backside
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — For 20 months, a teenage swimmer has been awaiting a decision about accusations filed against him…
Continue ReadingEU targets world’s biggest diamond miner as part of Russia war sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the world’s biggest diamond mining company and its chief executive officer as part of…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike
By TIA GOLDENBERG, FADI TAWIL and SAMI MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday…
Continue ReadingExtreme cold grips Nordic countries, Russia as floods hit western Europe
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a…
Continue ReadingBiden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary…
Continue ReadingHow Rep. Lauren Boebert’s new district stacks up against her old one, in 4 charts
By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to switch congressional districts less than a year out from the 2024 election…
Continue ReadingHong Kong prosecutors allege democracy publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prosecutors have alleged that Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s…
Continue ReadingRussia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
By The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since…
Continue ReadingThousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on…
Continue ReadingNew Year’s Day quake in Japan revives the trauma of 2011 triple disasters
By HIRO KOMAE and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in…
Continue ReadingSenior Hamas leader killed in Beirut blast, heightening fears of wider regional conflict
CNN By Abeer Salman, Nada Bashir, Tamara Qiblawi, Tara John and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said Tuesday that one of its senior…
Continue ReadingInvestigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that…
Continue ReadingMiracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision
CNN By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares slip, echoing Wall Street’s weak start to 2024
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks slipped on Thursday, tracking a weak start to 2024 on Wall Street as Japan’s…
Continue ReadingSuspect in deadly Rochester, New York, crash appeared to speed toward pedestrians, police say, but motive is still unknown
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The motive behind the deadly New Year’s Day crash outside a Rochester, New York, concert…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean police raid house of suspect who stabbed opposition leader Lee in the neck
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police have raided the residence and office of a man who…
Continue ReadingIn 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge…
Continue Reading