What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in…
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38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern…
Continue ReadingFormer Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE. Fla. (AP) — Former Oregon signee Dallas Wilson, a five-star receiver from Tampa, is getting the full-court press from…
Continue Reading14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
Associated Press The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts…
Continue ReadingShutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next…
Continue ReadingEx-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
AP Technology Writer Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT…
Continue ReadingA road accident in a remote part of western Iran left 9 dead and 14 injured
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State media in Iran reports that an intercity bus has plunged into a ravine in the country’s west after the driver lost…
Continue ReadingTensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming…
Continue ReadingAlbania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one…
Continue ReadingHow a European industrial rock band opposed to violence got tied to school shootings in America
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Searing guitar riffs, primal drums, and electronic textures collide with impassioned vocals to create a chaotic…
Continue ReadingBlake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is drawing a direct link between immigration and an attack in…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Government shutdown averted, German market attack, US Navy pilots, Texas mall crash, sleep apnea
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Do you hear that sound? No, it’s not jingling bells or reindeer hooves. It’s the sound of…
Continue ReadingPakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country’s northwest.…
Continue ReadingTop-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex…
Continue ReadingVatican advances beatification process for Belgium’s king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid to address extensive damage caused by hurricane…
Continue ReadingSenate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders’ path to returning to nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress…
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