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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation bloc’s green deal. The deal will reform the EU’s trading system for greenhouse gas emissions and create a new hardship fund for those hardest-hit by measures to curb climate change. The EU’s
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A semi-truck driver drove for miles through the Portland metro area Saturday evening, despite knowing his load of liquid red dye was splashing out onto other vehicles and the the road, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. Police responded
Continue ReadingBy Evan Abraham Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local bowling league is donating thousands to a local food bank. The Asheville Pride Bowling League has given Loving Food Resources $3,500 to help stock up its pantry for the holidays. Loving Food Resources provides Asheville’s most vulnerable community
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN When Elon Musk polled Twitter users about whether to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account, he quickly followed through on the majority’s wish to do so. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” he pronounced via tweet, Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” Likewise, when Twitter users
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Twitter said Sunday it would ban links to other social media services and suspend accounts that try to direct users to alternative platforms, in an apparent attempt to stem user defections to competitors. But Twitter CEO Elon Musk later relented, loosening the policy and causing widespread confusion about what kind of
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By MATT O’BRIEN and BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as “prohibited platforms” Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon. It’s the latest move by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk to crack down on certain speech after
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as “prohibited platforms” Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon. It’s the latest move by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk to crack down on certain speech after
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dismayed fans in France are finding reasons to be cheerful amid the pain of Les Bleus’ loss to Argentina in the World Cup final. The knowledge that they had been treated to one of the greatest finals of all time helped France fans
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Ámsterdam (CNN) — Apenas anochece en una fría tarde de sábado a principios de diciembre. Pero el Barrio Rojo de Ámsterdam ya está empezando a calentarse. Ráfagas de aplausos resuenan en los bares llenos de gente durante los partidos de fútbol de la Copa Mundial. De las cafeterías emanan bocanadas de marihuana. Hordas
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN The highly anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water” took in $134 million at the US box office, giving director James Cameron his first $100 million opening weekend — despite falling short of analyst predictions. Although notching the second highest world-wide opening this year didn’t quite match expectations, the film’s ultimate success
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation bloc’s green deal. The deal will reform the EU’s trading system for greenhouse gas emissions and create a new hardship fund for those hardest-hit by measures to curb climate change. The EU’s
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick seemingly from out of nowhere to electrify the World Cup final and was the tournament’s leading scorer in Qatar with eight goals. But he missed out on winning a second straight title. The France superstar was on the losing
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Cecily Strong said goodbye to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. Appearing as her brash and quirky character Cathy Anne in a Weekend Update segment, Strong announced she was set to leave the long-running sketch show. “I’m a little emo tonight, because I’m here to say goodbye,” she said
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Jewell and Anna Kathman Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A Genesee County school is spreading holiday cheer while helping provide food for those in need. “The need is always there for our families,” said Rachel Turner, the Freeman Elementary School Principal. Educators worked alongside volunteers Saturday to
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By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN An iguana caused “a large-scale outage” in Lake Worth Beach, Florida earlier this month — the third iguana-triggered outage in the city this year. The outage impacted about 1,400 customers in Lake Worth Beach in Palm County, city spokesman Ben Kerr told CNN. The power was restored within
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and Anna Kathman Click here for updates on this story HOLLY, Michigan (WNEM) — Two million wreaths have been placed on head stones at military cemeteries across the country as part of Wreaths Across America. 1700 volunteers in mid-Michigan headed out on Saturday to Great Lakes National Cemetery to be a part
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday that President Joe Biden should ask for an extension of Title 42, a public health authority that was invoked under former President Donald Trump and allows officials to expel migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border. “I understand that the president needs to
Continue Reading LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — A diplomatic delegation from the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup were in Qatar for a handover ceremony ahead of the final between France and Argentina. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage soccer’s biggest event in less than 3½ years. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and his family held a private memorial service Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and their baby daughter. Biden, who had just been elected to the Senate in November 1972, was not in the
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers could have showcased two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks and some of the top wide receivers in the league. Instead, Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp are on injured reserve for the Rams, Davante Adams is playing for the Las Vegas
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