Fishermen spotted something shiny near a creek. It was the first step toward a ‘miracle’
CNN, WLS By Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a…
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Becky Johnson named interim president of Linfield University in McMinnville
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Linfield University named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president on Tuesday, KGW reported. Johnson…
Continue ReadingMan charged with hate crimes over stabbing at New York’s Grand Central Terminal
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been charged with hate crimes following the Christmas Day stabbing of two teenage tourists from Paraguay at…
Continue ReadingKing Juan Carlos I Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the former King of Spain. Personal Birth date: January 5, 1938 Birth place: Rome,…
Continue ReadingComedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
By FRAZIER MOORE and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious…
Continue ReadingMichigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024…
Continue ReadingMan awaiting trial for quadruple homicide in Maine withdraws insanity plea
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man charged with killing his parents and two of their friends days after being released from prison in Maine no longer…
Continue ReadingArgument over Christmas gifts turns deadly as 14-year-old kills his older sister, deputies say
LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to…
Continue ReadingPolice identify human remains found 47 years ago in Arizona desert
By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found in 1976 by hikers in a shallow desert grave near Lake Mohave, just a few miles from the…
Continue ReadingNeighboring New Jersey towns will have brothers as mayors next year
GIBBSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Two neighboring New Jersey towns may feel even closer next year when they’re governed by two brothers. John…
Continue ReadingTrapped in his crashed truck, an Indiana man is rescued after 6 days surviving on rainwater
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A 27-year-old man survived for six days on only rainwater while pinned tightly inside his crashed pickup truck beneath a…
Continue ReadingYoung Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met’s new ‘Carmen’
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the…
Continue ReadingIn its 75th year, the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll is still driving discussion across the sport
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer When it was introduced 75 years ago, the purpose of the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll was to…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to bar Donald Trump’s lawyers from injecting…
Continue ReadingTrump says he didn’t know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That’s part of a broader pattern
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the 2024 Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are back on Sunday, with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong…
Continue ReadingThe New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
By HALELUYA HADERO and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial…
Continue ReadingWas 2023 a tipping point for movies? ‘Barbie’ success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of…
Continue ReadingThe year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at…
Continue ReadingShipping firms split on return to Red Sea as Houthi attacks continue
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Some major shipping companies continue to steer clear of the Red Sea, even as others return following a new…
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