Hotel fire near monastic sanctuary in Greece leaves 1 dead, 11 hospitalized
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Officials say a hotel fire near a monastic sanctuary in central Greece, has left its owner dead and 11…
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23 Congolese soldiers face the death penalty or prison for alleged desertion or other crimes
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 23 Congolese soldiers are facing the death penalty or 10 to 20 years in prison following their…
Continue ReadingSerbian court convicts the parents of a teenage boy who shot dead 10 people in a school in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A court in Serbia has convicted and sentenced to prison terms the parents of a teenage boy who shot dead nine pupils and a…
Continue ReadingIran confirms arresting Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state media say an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the Islamic…
Continue ReadingSobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and…
Continue ReadingIran confirms arrest of Italian journalist, state media reports
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian…
Continue ReadingBoozy or not, that leftover eggnog makes a great milkshake
Associated Press By now you may have found uses for many of the holiday leftovers. But what about that bottle of eggnog in the fridge? Milkshakes!…
Continue ReadingSobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
CNN By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Muan County, South Korea (CNN) — The sounds of sobbing, prayers and…
Continue ReadingPolitician among protesters arrested in Kenya while calling for an end to alleged abductions
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An opposition politician and several other protesters have been arrested in Kenya during street…
Continue ReadingIn 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
AP Technology Writers If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful…
Continue ReadingIsrael raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli…
Continue ReadingMiddle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, setting off sirens late Monday in central…
Continue ReadingDominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
By Kara Fox and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to…
Continue ReadingGerman government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general…
Continue ReadingAt least 66 people die after a truck plunges into a river in southern Ethiopia
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A hospital in southern Ethiopia says at least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river.…
Continue ReadingOfficer describes confronting Apalachee High School shooter in smoky hallway and says the tragedy could have been much worse
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King sprinted toward the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High…
Continue ReadingA caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The players in this year’s Army-Navy football game kept up a long tradition, with each side honoring the…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials are looking for the cause of a passenger jet crash that killed 179 people, in one…
Continue ReadingHow American presidents have planned their own funerals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew…
Continue ReadingFinnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor…
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