8 people killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A collision between a bus and a truck on Mexico’s Gulf coast has left eight people dead and 27 others injured. Prosecutors in…
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Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board…
Continue ReadingGreg Gumbel, longtime sports broadcaster, dies at 78
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Greg Gumbel, a longtime sports broadcaster described as “broadcasting royalty,” has died following a…
Continue ReadingChinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Associated Press CAMACARI, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region…
Continue ReadingVideo of inmate’s fatal beating shows him handcuffed as correctional officers punch and kick him
CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn camera footage released Friday shows correctional officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility in…
Continue ReadingCanadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary in bid to avoid tariffs
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald…
Continue ReadingJudge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the…
Continue ReadingTrump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his…
Continue ReadingA fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Georgia kills 1 person, severely burns others
WALB, LAPORCHE LYONS, KETORIA PETERSON, CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Camilla, Georgia, killed one person…
Continue ReadingGreg Gumbel, longtime sports broadcaster, dies at 78
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Greg Gumbel, a longtime sports broadcaster described as “broadcasting royalty,” has died following a…
Continue ReadingOklahoma AG dismisses assault charge against officer who slammed 71-year-old man to the ground
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general is dismissing a felony assault charge against a police officer…
Continue ReadingSportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
Associated Press Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died…
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Trump urges Supreme Court to hit pause on a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. next month
By Daniel Barnes and Raquel Coronell Uribe President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause…
Continue ReadingPutin apologizes for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
CNN By Darya Tarasova, Catherine Nicholls and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an…
Continue ReadingEx-NYPD chief admits a relationship with subordinate, but denies he demanded sex for overtime pay
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top New York City police official has admitted through his lawyer that he had a “consensual, adult…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue ReadingRelatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been…
Continue ReadingFinal crystal triangles installed on Times Square ball ahead of New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday…
Continue ReadingTicket sold in California has won the estimated $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot
By Dawn Sawyer and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — One Mega Millions ticket sold in Northern California has won Friday’s estimated $1.22 billion…
Continue ReadingJanet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or…
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