A big avalanche has closed the highway on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage
SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — A large avalanche and blizzard conditions have cut off road access to much of the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage. The…
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Minor earthquakes rattle Hawaii’s Big Island, Puget Sound area, with no damage reported
Hundreds of people reported feeling minor earthquakes of similar intensity on Hawaii’s Big Island and on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of…
Continue ReadingAs conflicts rage abroad, a fractured Congress tries to rally support for historic global challenges
By STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to…
Continue ReadingThousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other…
Continue ReadingPolice in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police in Serbia have fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from…
Continue ReadingCustoms officers in Cincinnati seize $6.9 million in counterfeit designer-brand jewelry
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The holidays may not be so happy for two households in North Carolina and Maryland after Cincinnati customs…
Continue ReadingThree men shot in New Orleans’ French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three men are recovering after being shot and wounded in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The New Orleans Police Department says…
Continue ReadingRussian shelling kills 4 as Ukraine prepares to observe Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region has killed four people as Ukraine prepares to officially celebrate…
Continue ReadingA man is killed and a woman injured in a ‘targeted’ afternoon shooting at a Florida shopping mall
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in central Florida issued an arrest warrant Sunday for a 39-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man at…
Continue ReadingWith war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively canceled in Bethlehem
CNN By Will Ripley, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Abeer Salman, CNN Bethlehem, West Bank (CNN) — Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like…
Continue ReadingBeijing records longest cold wave in modern history
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — Beijing recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the biting temperatures and snowfall experienced…
Continue ReadingOn the weekend before Christmas, ‘Aquaman’ sequel drifts to first
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ” led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas…
Continue ReadingRare and endangered okapi born at Cincinnati Zoo
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A member of a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe was recently born at the Cincinnati Zoo and…
Continue ReadingSomeone anonymously donated a pair of rare Air Jordans to a homeless shelter. The shoes turned out to be worth thousands
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A mystery donation of rare Air Jordans left at an Oregon homeless shelter earlier this year led to more than…
Continue ReadingState lawmaker apologizes after homophobic, xenophobic remarks toward police officer during DUI stop
CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A North Dakota state lawmaker made homophobic and discriminatory remarks toward a police officer while being…
Continue ReadingState lawmaker apologizes after homophobic, xenophobic remarks toward police officer during DUI stop
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A North Dakota state lawmaker made homophobic and discriminatory remarks toward a police officer while being placed…
Continue ReadingManchester United announces deal to sell up to 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After failing to win the Premier League in the last 10 years, Manchester United…
Continue ReadingFinding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t…
Continue ReadingSecond suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork featuring military drones
LONDON (AP) — A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three…
Continue ReadingBritish home secretary under fire for making joke about date rape drug
LONDON (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly is under fire for making a date rape joke at a party just hours after announcing plans to crack…
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