Small plane crashes into Brazilian city, killing all 10 people on board
By Duarte Mendonca and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A small plane has crashed into an urban center in the southern Brazilian city of Gramado,…
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Party City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Party City announced that it’s going to “wind down” its retail and wholesale operations as it…
Continue ReadingRome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year
ROME (AP) — Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations on the 18th-century monument that’s one of the…
Continue Reading‘Sonic 3’ bests ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the box office
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past…
Continue ReadingLouisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims
Associated Press/Report for America Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences.…
Continue ReadingTiger’s son comes up aces in PNC Championship with a hole-in-one
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods isn’t the only member of his family who can produce big moments. His 15-year-old son Charlie made his first…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hosted Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 are killed as a small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists
Brazil’s Civil Defense Agency says a small plane has crashed into a Brazilian town that’s popular with tourists and killed all 10 passengers…
Continue ReadingSecret passage that Florence’s Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords.…
Continue ReadingA million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?
Associated Press Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The…
Continue ReadingColombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group has announced a unilateral truce to last until Jan. 3, the first since the…
Continue ReadingAnti-immigrant anger rises at scene of German market attack
By Matthew Chance and Benjamin Brown, CNN Magdeburg, Germany (CNN) — Its glühwein stalls, festooned with Christmas lights and tinsel, stand…
Continue ReadingWhy did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past…
Continue ReadingA race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships
Cleanup continues in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled out of two…
Continue ReadingCollege playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts
AP National Writer The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17. This bold, new experiment was…
Continue ReadingThousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian leadership
The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands streamed into a central square in Serbia’s capital on Sunday for a big rally…
Continue ReadingFamily killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, as aid reaches neighborhood cut off for 75 days
By Mohammed al Sawalihi, Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were killed in an Israeli air strike in central…
Continue ReadingWhen 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…
Continue ReadingStart 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…
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