Shirley Bassey and Ridley Scott are among hundreds awarded in UK’s New Year Honors list
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Singer Shirley Bassey, director Ridley Scott and Mary Earps, the goalkeeper for England’s…
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Jail call recording shows risk to witnesses in Tupac Shakur killing case, Las Vegas prosecutors say
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors are telling a Nevada judge that witnesses may be at risk in the case of a former Los…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin – La Crosse chancellor says he was fired over pornographic videos made with his wife
CNN By Melissa Alonso and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has terminated a 63-year-old…
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Your photos: More glorious holiday-week sunrise photos shared with us – and with you
Whether they have the week off or not, the last few days of 2023 have brought more beautiful sunrise scenes shared with us by our viewers and…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and…
Continue ReadingEmbezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years…
Continue ReadingMartin Luther King Jr. Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in January.…
Continue ReadingMan allegedly motivated by Hamas attack charged with attempting to join Somalia-based terrorist organization
By Zenebou Sylla and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey man allegedly motivated by the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel has been…
Continue ReadingCourt in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; former Trump White House staffers Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson…
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Alert: ‘Jury duty warrant’ scam again hitting Central Oregon; legit deputies won’t call, ask for money, gift cards
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes and Crook County sheriff’s offices are warning residents to beware of scammers calling and claiming to be deputies,…
Continue ReadingMissing teenager found in man’s bedroom under trap door
STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky found a missing 16-year-old North Carolina girl under a trap door in the bedroom of a 34-year-old man after…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa files genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice over Gaza war
By Pierre Meilhan, Bethlehem Feleke, and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of…
Continue ReadingAir in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s…
Continue ReadingFederal agency orders recall of hazardous magnetic-ball kits sold at Walmart.com
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered a recall of toys sold at Walmart.com containing…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established up by the settlement of…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s governor is standing firm on his plans to reject $18 million in federal funding…
Continue ReadingCivil rights leader says AMC workers ignored his disability when they kicked him out of a North Carolina movie theater
By Nick Valencia and Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader who said he was asked to leave a movie screening because of a…
Continue ReadingUS citizen inspired by Hamas sought to wage jihad against ‘No. 1 enemy’ America, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its…
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