King Charles III calls for compassion in Christmas address
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III has used his second Christmas broadcast as monarch to call…
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Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny located at Siberian penal colony two weeks after disappearance
CNN By Katharina Krebs and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has been located at a penal colony in Siberia, his team…
Continue ReadingImprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle
MOSCOW (AP) — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators try to storm Belgrade city hall in protest against ‘stolen’ Serbian elections
CNN By Christian Edwards, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Sunday in an anti-government protest…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators try to storm Belgrade city hall in protest against ‘stolen’ Serbian elections
By Christian Edwards, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Sunday in an anti-government protest to…
Continue ReadingKremlin critic Alexey Navalny located at Siberian penal colony two weeks after disappearance
By Katharina Krebs and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has been located at a penal colony in Siberia, his team…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in nearly 50 years, a Pennsylvania animal shelter doesn’t have any dogs left after hundreds of adoptions
By Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs…
Continue ReadingShipping firm Maersk says it’s preparing for resumption of Red Sea voyages after attacks from Yemen
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shipping firm Maersk says that it’s preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing through the Red Sea, thanks to the…
Continue ReadingStudy seems to confirm secret ingredient for better coffee
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Coffee connoisseurs have long held the belief that adding a little water to the beans before grinding them could…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones as the country officially marks Christmas
By ALEX BABENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday hailed the shooting down of two Russian…
Continue ReadingSerbian police detain at least 38 people as opposition holds more protests against election results
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against…
Continue ReadingPope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel…
Continue Reading‘I love you, Mom’: How surgeons helped a young girl find her voice
CNN By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most of…
Continue ReadingThe secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget…
Continue ReadingThe year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots…
Continue Reading276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe arrive in India
By ANGELA CHARLTON and RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking…
Continue Reading1 person dead and 3 injured in Christmas Eve mall shooting in Colorado, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and three others were injured during a Christmas Eve shooting at a mall in Colorado,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia police seek a suspect in the hit-and-run deaths of 2 young siblings
Associated Press ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in a California community are seeking a suspect in a hit-and-run collision that killed two…
Continue ReadingFire breaks out on Russian nuclear ship Sevmorput but is quickly extinguished, authorities say
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s emergencies ministry says a fire broke out on a nuclear-powered container ship and icebreaker in the northern port of…
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Widgi Creek neighborhood holds fourth annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade
The Widgi Creek neighborhood held its fourth annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade recently, a big, colorful hit that was fun for all participants and…
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