Ukrainian 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…
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Bluesky 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…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people,…
Continue ReadingChina says US is ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the…
Continue ReadingPortland State earns 59-58 victory over Cal State Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson’s 14 points helped Portland State defeat Cal State Bakersfield 59-58 on Saturday night. Johnson…
Continue ReadingAP PHOTOS: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it. The big tree in Rockefeller Center. Ice…
Continue ReadingIsolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska’s largest high schools to cancel its…
Continue ReadingWinter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the…
Continue ReadingIn Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall
Associated Press QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad —…
Continue ReadingBiden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed a stopgap funding bill into law Saturday,…
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