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By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coast guard divers searched the hull of a submerged sailboat for passengers possibly trapped inside Friday after the vessel hit rocks and sank off the coast of southern Greece. Greek authorities say at least 11 people died in the shipwreck. The coast guard said 90 others
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By The Associated Press Parts of Arizona had cold, wet and windy weather Friday, with rain falling on desert cities and snow in Flagstaff and nearby mountains. The state Department of Transportation warned drivers that rain in metro Phoenix would produce wet and slick road conditions. Light to moderate rain was forecast for the Tucson
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN ‘Tis the season to stay inside, get cozy and crack open a brand-new jigsaw puzzle. Completing that puzzle, though, is no easy feat. To finish off your year with a major puzzle under your belt, we consulted Valerie Coit, president and co-founder of the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association, a group of
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By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve. The restrictions imposed last month were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve. The restrictions imposed last month were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Dr. Jack Lyons recuerda los primeros días de la pandemia de covid-19, cuando las comunidades agradecidas golpeaban ollas y sartenes para honrar a los trabajadores sanitarios de primera línea. Pero ahora, enfrentado a la hostilidad solo por tratar de salvar la vida de sus pacientes, dice que, lamentablemente, esos
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Un jefe de policía de Carolina del Norte fue puesto en licencia sin goce de sueldo y en periodo de prueba por informar a agentes sobre una “clínica” que les emitiría una tarjeta de vacunación de covid-19 sin recibir la vacuna, dijeron funcionarios locales. T.J. Smith, el jefe de policía de Oakboro
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kris Jenner is sharing her holiday spirit in song. The famous momager and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner empire released her version of “Jingle Bells,” with her soon-to-be son-in-law, Travis Barker, on the drums and daughter Kourtney Kardashian playing bells. Kardashian posted about the song on her Instagram writing, “A little fun
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says it expects the U.S. to respond next month to Moscow’s request for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West Thursday to “immediately” meet Russia’s demand for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine, saying the U.S. is
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — La administración Biden está levantando las restricciones de viaje a ocho países del sur de África que se implementaron el mes pasado después de que la variante ómicron fuera identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica, le dijo a CNN un funcionario de la Casa Blanca. Las restricciones se levantarán el 31 de
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If you’re heading home after celebrating the holiday, you’ll encounter a much smoother ride than travelers did on Christmas Eve. Roads that had been closed due to flooding on Christmas Eve are now open and conditions are improved. Address/Location: N Gene Autry from Interstate 10 to E Via Escuela UPDATED -Today’s Date: 12-25-2021 Current Time:
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Children younger than 5 can’t get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. yet, but there are steps you can take to protect them from infection over the holidays. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends surrounding those youngsters with adults and siblings who are vaccinated, and boosted if
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa, two administration officials told CNN. The restrictions will lift on December 31 at 12:01 a.m. ET, the officials said. News of the lifted
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A list published Friday in the country’s official gazette includes 454 people with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the United States. The Turkish government accuses Gulen
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A list published Friday in the country’s official gazette includes 454 people with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the United States. The Turkish government accuses Gulen
Continue ReadingBy Nima Elbagir and Arnaud Siad, CNN The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United States over human rights violations, according to a statement Thursday. Ethiopia was found to be in violation of section 506a of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the statement added.
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Musicians banging drums and playing bagpipes marched through the biblical town of Bethlehem to the delight of smaller than usual crowds. The mix of conviviality and restraint on Friday was reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newly released video shows a security officer leaping over conveyor belt rollers and saving a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at a New Jersey airport security checkpoint. The footage from Newark Liberty International Airport was released Thursday by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. It shows TSA officer Cecilia Morales springing into
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — At least three major airlines say they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season. Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday that it was canceling a dozen
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — At least three major airlines say they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season. Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday that it was canceling a dozen
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