Jacob Collier enlisted 100,000 concertgoers on his way to more Grammy nods
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier took an unexpected approach to the final installment of his four-part…
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How you could benefit from tax-loss selling this year
The U.S. market gained more than 25% for the year to date through mid-December 2024. That’s a healthy showing by any measure. It doesn’t seem…
Continue ReadingNot quite the ‘Girl from Ipanema’, a fur seal’s rare appearance on Rio’s famous beach turns heads
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fur seal was spotted on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, attracting attention from locals and…
Continue ReadingThe Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
By Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a…
Continue ReadingMauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a…
Continue ReadingFormer Alabama police sergeant gets over a year in prison for beating a jailed man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police sergeant has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Long stretches of Russia’s Black…
Continue ReadingChina has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and…
Continue Reading2 pilots die in fiery small plane crash into vacant building near Honolulu airport
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s…
Continue ReadingWhat Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for…
Continue ReadingAndré 3000’s alt-jazz, ‘no bars’ solo album stunned fans. Now, it’s up for Grammys
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one was expecting it. In late 2023, André 3000 released his debut solo album, “New Blue Sun.” It was 18…
Continue ReadingNigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In Nigeria, roughly 85 million people do not have access to electricity. Yet large solar projects that…
Continue ReadingSenate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members…
Continue ReadingTeen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed…
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‘Snowshoe with a Ranger’: Discover your Forest, Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor offer fun winter outings
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest, Discover Your Forest and Mt. Bachelor invite you to discover your national…
Continue ReadingBiden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is remembering his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a…
Continue ReadingThe last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
AP Science Writer The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military…
Continue ReadingFamilies of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza
Associated Press KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — Ilana Gritzewsky is fighting a battle against time to save her boyfriend from Hamas captivity. While…
Continue Reading13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian navy speedboat has crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, killing at…
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