CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The prolonged winter storm that brought heavy snow, high winds and brutal cold to most of the US this past week has killed at least 37 people and had hundreds of thousands without power on Christmas morning. Perhaps the worst impact was around Buffalo, New York, where 43 inches of
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shells pummeled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 58 more in the city that Moscow’s forces were forced to abandon last month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just back from his quick trip to Washington, posted photos of the wreckage on his social media
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Christmas Day is right around the corner although it may not feel like it! A ridge of high pressure is keeping our temperatures above-normal this holiday weekend. Our normal high for this time of year is 66° but we will be topping out at a warm 80°. KESQ An active weather pattern, including rain and
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen, CNN The story of January 6 has largely focused on a cast of very prominent characters, including former President Donald Trump and members of his inner circle who have become household names, like his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and his White House chief of staff
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says China has agreed to a reopening of the city’s border with the mainland, which has been largely closed by pandemic restrictions. Chief Executive John Lee told reporters at the Hong Kong airport on Saturday that the two sides would develop a plan to reopen the border in
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna and Ray Sanchez, CNN More than 315,000 homes and businesses nationwide were without power Christmas Eve, thanks to an Arctic blast and winter storm that tore down power lines with destructive winds and heavy snow and dipped temperatures dangerously low — conditions killing at least 22 people. As bone-chilling air
Continue Reading By MAYA ALLERUZZO, JALAL BWAITEL and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that authorities said was aimed at foreigners. The shooting in a bustling neighborhood of central Paris also wounded three people, and stirred up concerns about
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani president’s office has announced that the country’s criminal law has been amended to repeal a colonial-era legislation against suicide. The development came in the form of an amendment, signed late Friday by President Arif Alvi and announced by his office on Twitter. The amendment was initially approved by the parliament’s
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say 22 people died in a fire at a private shelter in the Siberian city of Kemerovo that was operating illegally. Initial reports Saturday described the wooden building in the city 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow as a nursing home, but the country’s Investigative Committee, which probes major
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Hanna Brewitt, CNN When the Pittsburgh Steelers host the LA Raiders on Saturday, it will be one of those rare moments in sport where the result won’t really matter. Instead, thoughts will be with Steelers legend Franco Harris who died earlier this week at the age of 72. Harris’ death came
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Orthodox Church has elected Paphos Bishop Georgios as its new leader. The 73-year-old cleric on Saturday received nine votes from the 16-member Holy Synod, the church’s highest decision-making body, against four for runner-up Limassol Bishop Athanasios. The Holy Synod’s decision followed a Dec. 18 lay
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By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian president appears determined to upend the country’s political system. The strategy is not only threatening a democracy once seen as a model for the Arab world, experts say it is also sending the economy toward a tailspin. The International Monetary Fund has frozen
Continue Reading By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian president appears determined to upend the country’s political system. The strategy is not only threatening a democracy once seen as a model for the Arab world, experts say it is also sending the economy toward a tailspin. The International Monetary Fund has frozen
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Members of India’s main opposition Congress party and thousands of supporters have walked into New Delhi as part of a cross-country “unity march” seeking to challenge what they say is a “hate-filled” version of the country under the Hindu nationalist government. The march
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN A pair of goals from Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on Friday secured yet another feat in his surefire Hall of Fame career, passing hockey legend Gordie Howe for the second-most goals scored in NHL history. In front of a friendly home crowd against the Winnipeg Jets, Ovechkin scored on a
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Stacker compiled this list of 38 Christmas side dishes using recipes from Allrecipes, including casseroles, puddings, stuffing, and potato dishes.
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Feats compiled a list of key roles in app development, explaining what each does and how these roles contribute to an app’s success.
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Nextiva used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine how many hours people work in each state, on average, and visualized that data using a map, table, and scatter plot to see trends in hours worked and pay.
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Assembly compiled a list of creativity-boosting organizational strategies from expert sources.
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