By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Emotions were running high for the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day as the defending Super Bowl champion suffered a disappointing 20-14 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders that, once again, underlined the team’s offensive woes. The defeat ensure that Kansas cannot earn the No.1
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense minister says the military has hit more than 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in aerial strikes launched in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq. Yasar Guler said Wednesday at least 59 militants were killed in the strikes as well
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of the region could still see snow and freezing rain. Travel safe out there! 1. Gaza Israel’s defense minister says the country is in a “multi-arena war,” facing attacks from multiple
Continue Reading CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard and ice storm warnings across the Central and Northern Plains are due to expire today, but parts of the region could still see snow and freezing rain. Travel safe out there! 1. Gaza Israel’s defense minister says the country is in a “multi-arena war,” facing attacks from
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54. Granger’s family said on social media Tuesday that the chef died in a hospital in London on Christmas Day. “A dedicated
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race that President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Former regional legislator Yekaterina Duntsova has called for peace in Ukraine. Russia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s state-run ERT television says an air force pilot has been killed when his training jet crashed in the countryside outside an airbase near the southern town of Kalamata. The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew member, ERT says, and crashed as it was coming in to land Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, it was the first time she didn’t have to slather pink pointe
Continue Reading CNN By Isabelle Chapman, CNN. Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation. The stakes were high: Agents feared the victims would
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Eagan, Minnesota (CNN) — The winter holidays typically make for busier times at The Open Door Pantry food shelf here in this Twin Cities suburb. And sure enough, on the Monday before Christmas, the day’s food appointments were chock-full. In the back warehouse, nearly 100 volunteers quickly and methodically sifted through
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had told Palestinians to seek shelter earlier in the war. Residents reported heavy bombing in
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story Illinois (KABC) — An Illinois family is set to go on their dream vacation after straightening out a $10,000 mistake that almost ruined their trip. The family’s grandparents accidentally bought $10,000 in gift cards for the Disney+ streaming service, instead of the Disney theme parks.
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek air force training jet has crashed in the countryside outside an airbase near the southern town of Kalamata, leaving its pilot missing. State-run ERT television said the two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew member, who was seen ejecting before the crash Wednesday morning. Rescue teams cordoned off
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, KABB, WOAI, CEPROPIE By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Senior US officials arrived in Mexico Wednesday to seek more help from their counterparts to drive down border crossings as President Joe Biden faces increasing pressure over the handling of the US southern border. Immigration has been a political vulnerability for Biden amid fierce criticism
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Najiah Knight drops her 100-pound frame onto a snorting 1,300-pound bull and adjusts her ropes, warming the sticky rosin. Music blares across the arena, but Najiah can hear only her dad, in the chute with her, and her mom, cheering from the stands. She
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rasmus Højlund scored his first Premier League after more than 1,000 minutes of action as Manchester United came from two goals behind to secure a thrilling 3-2 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford. More calamitous United defending, a feature of the team’s dismal season so far, gifted Villa
Continue ReadingCNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rasmus Højlund scored his first Premier League after more than 1,000 minutes of action as Manchester United came from two goals behind to secure a thrilling 3-2 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford. More calamitous United defending, a feature of the team’s dismal season so far, gifted
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a guesthouse in Romania has risen to seven people, including at least two children. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze that erupted Tuesday morning in the village of Tohani in Prahova county. Authorities confirmed the death of a second child Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province have rallied, demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees who have been arriving arriving by sea in growing numbers. Over 1,500 Rohingya, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and now are leaving overcrowded camps in neighboring Bangladesh in search of
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Which fashion item is as beloved by members of the royal family as it is by JLo? Or as relevant on the runways of 2023 as in the knitting catalogs of 1960? The answer is surprisingly festive. The Fair Isle knit, a two-stranded knitting tradition originating off the coast
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