When 2025 arrives, so will the end of the amateur athlete in college sports
AP National Writer When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports. In…
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Start your week smart: Government shutdown averted, German market attack, US Navy pilots, Texas mall crash, sleep apnea
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 Reading‘Captain America’ rescued from Colorado highway
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes even superheroes need rescuing. A Colorado deputy came to the aid of “Captain America” after…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched…
Continue ReadingAn architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania’s Capitol a century ago. They’re still ticking
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence. The seat of government, they tend to be elegant…
Continue Reading‘El Gordo’ lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One” for weeks. That’s the name…
Continue ReadingWhat is a biblically accurate angel? And do you need one to top your Christmas tree?
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael…
Continue ReadingPope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning the…
Continue ReadingDestructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions…
Continue ReadingUkrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones have struck a major Russian oil terminal for the second time in just over a week, according to the Russian…
Continue ReadingBluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
The Associated Press Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon…
Continue ReadingCrowd crushes at two charity events in Nigeria kill at least 32 people
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least 32 people were killed in crowd crushes at two separate charity events in Nigeria on Saturday,…
Continue Reading‘A rite of passage’: Why some parents buy guns for their children
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Paul Kemp, a 64-year-old who lives outside Portland, Oregon, bought his son Nathan his first rifle for his 16th…
Continue ReadingProminent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and…
Continue ReadingA boy in north Georgia went for a walk down the road. It landed his mother in jail
By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — It was near the end of an unusual day for the four Patterson children when the deputies came to arrest their…
Continue ReadingQuestions mount in Germany over deadly Christmas market attack as suspect appears in court
By Edward Szekeres, Sophie Tanno, Lucas Lilieholm and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Germany face growing accusations they could…
Continue ReadingThe US still has not had a woman leader – here are the countries that have
By Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — This year, 45 countries in the United Nations held national elections to decide their top leadership. Of those,…
Continue Reading4 dead in Turkish ambulance helicopter crash
MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — An ambulance helicopter has crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing all four people on board. Two pilots, one doctor and one…
Continue ReadingStampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32,…
Continue ReadingGerman authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
Associated Press MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas…
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