What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels’ surprise capture of…
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Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after…
Continue ReadingFirst popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly…
Continue ReadingMexico’s congress votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cruise ship industry players are up in arms after the lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted this week to charge a $42…
Continue ReadingPolice officer killed in shooting and suspect wounded in suburban Chicago
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A police officer has been fatally shot in suburban Chicago after responding to a report of a man leaving a bank with a gun.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian woman and two children crushed to death outside bakery in Gaza
By Abeer Salman, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinians, including two children and a…
Continue ReadingMore than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from…
Continue ReadingPastor fights off Thanksgiving would-be burglar with jiu-jitsu training
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a would-be burglar broke in to a California church on Thanksgiving day, he encountered an unexpected obstacle:…
Continue ReadingClashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Canadian city of Brampton, just outside of Toronto, a face-off between two…
Continue ReadingAshton Jeanty rushes for 226 yards, Boise State beats Oregon State 34-18
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown, Maddux Madsen threw for two TDs and rushed for one, and…
Continue ReadingDeputy kills shooter after being fired at in West Virginia, officials say
BOLT, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a West Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift spends Black Friday amid sea of red as boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Chiefs face the Raiders
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is spending Black Friday amid a sea of red to watch her boyfriend, Travis…
Continue ReadingMexico raids stores selling counterfeit or contraband Asian goods, pledges a nationwide crackdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have raided a massive complex of stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods in downtown Mexico City, and vowed…
Continue ReadingShedeur Sanders wins Unitas award, then goes on to break Colorado’s single-season passing mark
AP National Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders set Colorado’s all-time single-season passing record, surpassing Koy Detmer’s…
Continue ReadingRecalled cucumbers linked to multistate salmonella outbreak, health agencies warn
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Cucumbers distributed to more than two dozen US states and Canada are being recalled after 68 reported…
Continue ReadingHawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi ‘has been found safe,’ after missing for 4 weeks. Here’s a timeline of the case
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Kobayashi “has been found safe,” her family announced on Wednesday — more than…
Continue ReadingCanadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and…
Continue ReadingCanadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump after tariffs threat
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect…
Continue ReadingAlabama A&M football player dies a month after suffering a head injury in a game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died. The Jefferson County…
Continue ReadingArrests in North Macedonia after raucous celebrations by members of ethnic Albanian minority
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Officials in North Macedonia say 10 people have been arrested following raucous celebrations — that allegedly…
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