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SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration wary of higher fares in the industry. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, rooted in the nation’s 49th and 50th states.
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Massachusetts has now become the fifth state in the US to allow inmates to make phone calls for free, thanks to a new bill signed into law by Governor Maura Healey. The new law went into effect on Friday and includes all 14 correctional facilities in the state, according
Continue ReadingBy Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans seemed more willing to spend money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but less willing to donate money on Giving Tuesday. While the raw number of dollars donated, $3.1 billion, represents a 0.6% gain from 2022, the number of Americans who participated, roughly 34 million, indicates
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A massive marijuana grow operation was found inside a Tennessee church after a weeks-long investigation, according to the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant was taken out against the church on Highway 46 in Indian Mound by the sheriff’s office
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and it ordered more evacuations in the crowded south while vowing that operations there against Hamas would be “no less strength” than its shattering ones in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state’s conservative politics.
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — People in the Portland area woke up to downed trees and power outages Saturday morning. Neighbors living off Thorburn Street in southeast Portland said they walked out of their houses to find a tree lying across the road in front of
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide will compete in next month’s College Football Playoff, while the undefeated Florida State Seminoles were left out. In the semifinal games set for January 1, No. 1 Michigan (13-0) will play No. 4 Alabama (12-1) at the Rose Bowl in
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Japayal on Sunday reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza, even as fighting has resumed following the collapse of a truce on Friday. “It’s what has to happen, and I do think it’s realistic,” Jayapal told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Japayal on Sunday reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza, even as fighting has resumed following the collapse of a truce on Friday. “It’s what has to happen, and I do think it’s realistic,” Jayapal told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis couple is pushing for change at a federal level after they used their own supply of Narcan to save a man’s life during a flight. Mary and John Gaal always carry Narcan with them. “On the way
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt and Alex Love Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Families of students attending Primitivo Garcia Elementary School in the Kansas City Public School District grieve the death of 5-year-old Grayson O’Connor. Grayson attended kindergarten at the school prior to his death. Kansas City police found Grayson’s
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday called Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “naive” for believing further civilian casualties in Gaza could produce even more insurgents and said he has “lost all confidence” in him. “He’s so naive, I mean I just lost all confidence in this guy,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Lotz and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday called Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “naive” for believing further civilian casualties in Gaza could produce even more insurgents and said he has “lost all confidence” in him. “He’s so naive, I mean I just lost all confidence in this
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it had expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza and ordered more evacuations in the crowded south, followed by heavy bombardment, as it vowed that operations there against Hamas would be “no less strength”
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four people are dead, including two children, and one person was critically injured in a stabbing in Far Rockaway, Queens, on Sunday morning, police said. Two police officers were injured responding to the home, where a fire also broke out, and the suspect is dead. An
Continue ReadingBy Harry Samler Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A Gwinnett County Roofing contractor, recently profiled in a Better Call Harry and Atlanta News First investigation, spent the week before Thanksgiving in jail. Thomas Bouhan was arrested in Forsyth County and transferred a week later to the Troup County Jail. He
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Festivus is here! Which means it’s time to unbottle any pent-up anger to confront whatever or whoever has gotten under your skin this year – and later this month the Tampa Bay Times will publish these grievances. While Festivus is held days before Christmas, the tradition is nearly polar
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack potentially marked a major escalation in
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the end of the road for Kiss. But it’s not the end of Kiss. The hard-rocking quartet from New York City played final live concerts Friday and Saturday at Madison Square Garden, culminating a half century of rocking and rolling all night and partying every
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