Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines. For millions of people traveling over the holiday, this year was much better than last. Christmas morning put a bow on a relatively smooth weekend. Only 157 flights within, into
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, whose country’s relations with Russia grew tense this year, says that when Armenia takes the rotating chairmanship of a Moscow-dominated economic alliance he will try to suppress politics obstructing regional integration. Armenia is to become the chairman country of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2024. The
Continue ReadingBy MARIELLE MOHS Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It was an unexpected Christmas gift of generosity. Two Vikings fans scored free tickets to Sunday’s game from a stranger who just wanted to say thank you. “It’s pretty cool, I would have never expected to be here,” said Alissa Postal, who
Continue ReadingBy Tim Curran, CNN (CNN) — When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure across three continents. In 1961, I was adopted at birth in California. Over the years, I’ve searched for my birth family on and off
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists winners of the parliamentary and local councils’ elections. More protests were held on Monday. Police warned
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Friday, CDC data estimates indicate that the quickly spreading variant is now causing almost half of infections nationwide, when just days
Continue ReadingBy VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia. The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown. Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It’s not news that Hollywood has leaned very much into the reboot, remake, sequel and prequel trend over the past ten (or even fifteen? twenty?) years, and with that comes a curious opportunity to celebrate – and perhaps, recreate – past triumphs with a relatively low-commitment strategy: the cameo.
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — “Lo han venido soñando desde hace siglos, autoridades, reyes, políticos, gobernantes. Desde que se llevó a cabo la invasión española, Carlos V le pidió a Hernán Cortés que buscara un paso que uniera a los dos océanos”. Esto es lo que dijo el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An armed man who faced off with officers at a California home for several hours on Christmas Eve was later found dead in the home’s garage, authorities told local media. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a 911 call on 11th Street in Hermosa Beach around
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An armed man who faced off with officers at a California home for several hours on Christmas Eve was later found dead in the home’s garage, authorities told local media. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a 911 call on 11th Street in Hermosa Beach around
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and HOGIR ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Turkey has intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend. The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement Monday that it had killed at least 26
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Gamecocks received all 36 votes from a national media panel, marking the seventh consecutive week that they’ve been No. 1. South Carolina had a run of 38 straight weeks as the top
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that X, formerly Twitter, must face a lawsuit after staff accused the company of failing to pay bonuses promised to them. The judge on Friday denied X’s motion to dismiss the case. X stands accused of failing to pay out annual bonuses
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike Monday in a Damascus neighborhood killed a high-ranking Iranian general, Iranian state media said. Iranian officials and allied militant groups in the region vowed revenge for the killing but did not immediately launch any retaliatory strike. The killing of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a longtime
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By Christian Edwards, Josh Pennington and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Sunday in an anti-government protest to demand the annulment of Serbia’s general election last week that was deemed “unjust” by international observers. Protesters attempted to gain access to the City Assembly in Belgrade, using flagpoles and rocks to break
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. He
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As 2023 comes to a close, we’re taking a look at the most memorable community events throughout the nine valley cities. Here’s a closer look at this year’s highlights. Flashing lights, red carpets, and cinema’s biggest names helped us kick off the year in the January. The Palm Springs International Film Festival returned marking the
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