An unprecedented UFO report and other moments from 2023 that rivaled science fiction
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel. With…
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Add an old English twist to your holiday cocktails with sloe gin. Here are 4 recipes
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s a festive old English drink that you can have fun experimenting with. Sloe gin can be used in…
Continue ReadingMan trapped for 6 days in wrecked truck in Indiana rescued after being spotted by passersby
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man who had been trapped for days in his crashed pickup truck has been rescued in northwest Indiana. State Police…
Continue ReadingOpposition candidate in Congo alleges police fired bullets as protesters seek re-do of election
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a…
Continue ReadingFishermen spotted something shiny near a creek. It was the first step toward a ‘miracle’
CNN, WBBM By Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a…
Continue ReadingPolish president tangles with new government in battle over control of state media
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s political battle over state media continues. The new pro-European Union…
Continue ReadingA Greek police officer shot with a flare during an attack by sports fans has died in a hospital
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Health authorities say a Greek riot police officer who was shot with a flare during fan violence in Athens three weeks ago…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best plug-in hybrids for driving without filling up on gas
By CHRISTIAN WARDLAW Edmunds Ready to go the distance, or at least as far as a plug-in hybrid can take you on electricity before using a drop of gas?…
Continue ReadingThe Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th anniversary of its founder’s death
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over…
Continue ReadingMorant has quickly gotten the Memphis Grizzlies rolling, and oozing optimism
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant is quickly re-establishing himself as one of the NBA’s best players upon his…
Continue ReadingAncient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a significant power surge over a part of the planet…
Continue ReadingTurkey hits 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense minister says the military has hit more than 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 27: Gaza, Immigration, China, Hospital care, Apple Watch
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 27: Gaza, Immigration, China, Hospital care, Apple Watch
CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of…
Continue ReadingBill Granger, chef who brought Aussie-style breakfast to world capitals, dies at 54
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to…
Continue ReadingRussian presidential hopeful loses appeal against authorities’ refusal to register her for the race
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination…
Continue ReadingBallerinas of color renew the call for pointe shoes in every shade
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her…
Continue ReadingInside the underground world of dog fighting: How the brutal blood sport thrives in the shadows
By Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South…
Continue ReadingInside the underground world of dog fighting: How the brutal blood sport thrives in the shadows
CNN By Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural…
Continue ReadingOn foot and by donkey cart, thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from…
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