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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian court has sentenced more than 200 crime gang members to a total of 2,200 years in prison, following the country’s largest mafia trial in three decades. During the trial, which began in January 2021 and took place in a purpose-built bunker in the southern Italian
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A good book packs power. A good book thoughtfully chosen as a gift can add a layer of joy. The holidays are a great time to track down just the right coffee table reads. This year’s crop doesn’t disappoint. There’s an overview of the work
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the mass shooting that killed 18 people in Maine last month moved Monday to seek subpoena power so it can obtain the military service records of the shooter. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey have tasked the commission with
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind
Continue ReadingBy MARISA OBERLE, KALLISTA CORY Click here for updates on this story GRAND HAVEN, Michigan (WXMI) — Jim Kratsas calls it a bittersweet moment. “She was the very first first lady I ever met,” said Kratsas, who lives in Grand Haven. Items from Rosalynn Carter, like a signed copy of her biography, fill his office.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Good luck going anywhere these days without hearing or seeing something that has to do with Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce or his younger brother, Travis Kelce, the star tight end of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The former was recently dubbed
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There was a time when Travis Kelce wasn’t interested in talking about his personal life, but no more. He’s the cover star of WSJ Magazine’s new issue and he’s spilling tea about being Taylor Swift’s new man. “Obviously I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — US households are now eligible to order an additional four at-home Covid-19 tests — free of cost — through the government. As of Monday, residential households in the US can submit an order through Covidtests.gov for four individual rapid antigen Covid-19 tests. Orders will start to ship on November 27, according to USPS.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Maryland’s 13-year run in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll has come to an end after a week that saw more chaos in the Top 25. The Terrapins had been ranked for 251 consecutive weeks — the second longest active streak behind No. 6 UConn — before falling out
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Joe Biden is marking his 81st birthday milestone Monday with a low-key family celebration as he braces for a strenuous election year ahead. But even as the first family keeps the celebrations muted and out-of-sight, the moment nevertheless highlights his greatest campaign liability – his advanced
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — How creative would you get to shave $500 off a flight? For those kinds of savings, some flyers engage in the practice known as skiplagging. Also called hidden-city ticketing or throwaway ticketing, it’s a way some travelers work around an often-counterintuitive airline booking system, shaving money off the price of
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests says it has reduced operations and may soon have to suspend them due to a blockade of its mine’s power plant. The local subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals says statement small boats have blocked its port in
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, Hamdi Alkhshali and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, has become a flashpoint in Israel’s war against Hamas, which began when gunmen from the militant group crossed the border into Israel on October 7, killing around 1,200 people. Palestinians and humanitarian agencies say the current fighting in and around Al-Shifa
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham returned home to London to tape her first holiday special for Apple TV+. Debuting Wednesday, “Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas” was recorded live at the London Coliseum, a sentimental spot for the Emmy winner because her mother, Melodie Kelly, used to perform there as an
Continue ReadingBy FRANCISCO GUZMAN Associated Press The holiday season is here, which means spending time with family on Thanksgiving and also, for millions of people, hunting for the best deals on Black Friday. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November each year, which takes place this week. A lot of national retailers are keeping
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Me encanta encontrar el regalo perfecto para un ser querido y siento alegría al hacer compras personales bien pensadas. Pero me da rabia gastar por gastar, especialmente en los “días festivos” fabricados como el Black Friday. Las decisiones sobre dólares son complicadas. “El dilema del consumidor es la idea de que
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Gary Peters already had what seemed like an impossible task: Holding Democrats’ razor-thin Senate majority while defending twice as many incumbents as Republicans – all with limited pick-up opportunities and with two Democrats at risk in states former President Donald Trump won in 2020. Then, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, David Shortell, Abel Alvarado, Eva Rothenberg and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidential elections on Sunday, wrenching his country to the right with a bombastic anti-establishment campaign that drew comparisons to that of former US President Donald Trump – all against the backdrop of one of the world’s highest inflation
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Experts say a concrete wall along an avenue in the Dominican Republic’s capital that collapsed over the weekend and killed nine people amid heavy rains was poorly designed. The government of the Caribbean country has come under intense scrutiny. Experts said Monday they
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