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By TARA COPP, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Israeli leaders Monday ways to scale back major combat operations in Gaza but said Washington was not imposing a timetable despite international calls for a cease-fire. Austin and other U.S. officials have repeatedly
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Davis Click here for updates on this story WILKES COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A Wilkes County teenager, whom WXII covered almost a decade ago when he was diagnosed with brain cancer, is now facing another cancer diagnosis and his family is sharing his wish. Addison Bridges is 15 years old, and on
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was honored Monday morning at the Supreme Court during a ceremony in which she was lauded for her collegiality on the bench, role as a moderate jurist and status as the first woman to serve on the court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew on
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry as well as more than 140 officials, companies and organizations. Monday’s measures will also close loopholes that Moscow has used to bypass previous measures. It’s the 12th round of sanctions that the EU has
Continue ReadingBy Kyron Neveaux Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — As Christmas approaches, Kingdom Life Christian Fellowship in Savannah gave away thousands of free groceries and toys. “We feel like as a church, it’s our mandate to lift people, to love people, and also to be a blessing to people in
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is changing its Commissioner’s Cup format, playing half as many games and contesting them all during a two-week period in early June. Teams now will play only five games — once against every other team in the conference — which is down from
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The crypto industry, ready to turn the page on 2023 and all the Sam Bankman-Fried-related drama that came with it, has been funneling tens of millions of dollars into a political war chest to help prop up pro-crypto candidates. On Monday, a network of political action committees
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday, while Washington was ranked for the first time since 2017. The Gamecocks received all 36 votes from a national media panel after winning their only game last week in a rout. Many teams
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” has reached a plea agreement on charges that she abused and starved two of her children. Ruby Franke’s attorney said she did so while under the influence of a relationship counselor who
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Israel on Monday to get a clearer assessment from Israeli officials on their military operations, marking the latest administration official to visit the country amid an intensifying rift between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over mounting civilian casualties
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal government is fining Southwest Airlines $140 million for last year’s historic, 10-day-long holiday meltdown that stranded more than 2 million travelers. The Department of Transportation’s announcement of its largest-ever civil penalty comes about one year after cascading issues at Southwest led to the
Continue ReadingCNN By Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal government is fining Southwest Airlines $140 million for last year’s historic, 10-day-long holiday meltdown that stranded more than 2 million travelers. The Department of Transportation’s announcement of its largest-ever civil penalty comes about one year after cascading issues at Southwest led to
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for what such blessings can, and cannot, involve. The overall goal is to make it abundantly clear to the couple and those around them that the blessing is not a liturgical or sacramental ritual, and that it
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply Monday after BP (BP) said it would pause all shipments through the Red Sea because of increased attacks on commercial vessels by Houthi militants from Yemen. The decision by one of the world’s biggest oil companies follows similar moves by major
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kate McKinnon and Billie Eilish were purrfectly funny together on “Saturday Night Live.” McKinnon returned to the show to host over the weekend and brought back her old character, cat lady Barbara DeDrew. McKinnon, who had an 11-year run on the show and left in 2022, starred in a
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The European Union has opened a formal investigation into X over its content moderation practices, a probe that could eventually lead to steep fines or other penalties under a new EU law. The European Commission’s wide-ranging review of the company formerly known as Twitter targets everything from its handling
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world’s top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — One in four Canadians is struggling to afford the rising cost of covering basic needs, new data released by The Salvation Army shows, but that figure climbs even higher for single parents. In a report released on Monday, The Salvation Army
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added popular detective novelist and dissident Grigory Chkhartishvili, known under the pen name Boris Akunin, to its register of “extremists and terrorists.” Also on Monday, Russian state media reported that a criminal case had been opened against the Russian-Georgian writer for “discrediting the army.” Discrediting the Russian military is
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she believes a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is more possible to achieve now than before the Israel-Hamas war began more than two months ago. When asked by CTV’s Question Period host Vassy
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