Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, leaving 38 dead, 29 survivors, officials say
By Hassan Tayir, Aruzhan Zeinulla and Kara Fox, CNN Astana, Kazakhstan (CNN) — An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashed in…
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Why Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank
Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Gunfire has rung out for days from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. But this time,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower, with most world markets closed for Christmas
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Tokyo and Shanghai on Wednesday, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day.…
Continue ReadingUS census data shows how Middle Eastern and Hispanic residents differ in racial identity
Associated Press As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, the agency has…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s soaring costs are creating a ‘lost generation’ of kids forced to help their families get by
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — In a dim one-room apartment in one of Istanbul’s poorest neighborhoods, 11-year-old Atakan Sahin curls up on a…
Continue ReadingThousands of liters of chemicals dumped into Brazilian river during deadly bridge collapse
By Mauricio Torres and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities are investigating after a bridge collapsed Sunday, killing at least four…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
Associated Press LHOKNGA, Indonesia (AP) — Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two…
Continue ReadingEcuadorian police probe if bodies found are of missing children allegedly taken by soldiers
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian police on Tuesday found an undisclosed number of bodies in an area close to a military base,…
Continue ReadingMedical examiner says a Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in federal detention
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu’s medical examiner says a Hawaii crime boss who died in federal detention this month was killed by…
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La Pine Community Kitchen and Pantry hosts Christmas Luncheon on Christmas Eve
(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, client) LA PINE, (KTVZ) — It’s Christmas Eve, and many businesses are closed for the holiday weekend.…
Continue ReadingOrca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
By Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave…
Continue ReadingRichard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
AP National Writer Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year marked by royal illnesses
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they…
Continue ReadingThe end of the ‘Rust’ criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the…
Continue Reading‘This is my Christmas miracle’: Man meets his biological family 75 years after being adopted
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old…
Continue Reading‘This is my Christmas miracle’: Man meets his biological family 75 years after being adopted
WHAM, FAMILY HANDOUTS, CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after…
Continue ReadingSoccer star Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo says it was “just a little cold” as he posed bare-chested in the snow before taking an icy dip during a Christmas…
Continue ReadingBiden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an…
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