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Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening, and businesses announced plans to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life. Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge and Miss Havisham were among the characters at hand, mingling with chimney sweepers, livestock and Christmas carol singers in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Palestinian refugees, whose homes in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus were destroyed during Syria’s civil war, have started to return to the neighborhood since the fall of President Bashar Assad. Yarmouk was once considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora, but it was bombed and looted and has been all
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just feet from her isolation cell on an Indonesian prison island, where a 13-member firing squad was waiting. While she prayed, the Philippines government was
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — Officials say roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cited a federal accident report. Enbridge says the spill on the company’s
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — This year brought us new albums from some of the biggest artists in the world: Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift all put out music that thrilled fans. And yet some of the most impactful pop music of 2024 came not from Tay or Bey, but from
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit which preceded “So You Think You Can Dance” judge and producer Nigel Lythgoe’s departure from the show has been settled. According to court documents obtained by CNN, singer, dancer and former “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Paula Abdul
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Análisis por Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Estados Unidos creció mucho en los últimos 40 años. Uno de ellos fue Vivek Ramaswamy, que nació en 1985 y es uno de los dos hombres ricos seleccionados por el presidente electo Donald Trump para reducir el tamaño del gobierno federal. EE.UU. gastó alrededor de US$ 900 mil millones
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z is doubling down on his denial that he ever raped a teenage girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying that newly revealed inconsistencies in her story prove that her account is not credible. Earlier this week, an anonymous Jane Doe filed an amended complaint against Combs and Jay-Z, whose
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — As the winter nights grow longer, those in the Northern Hemisphere will want to keep an eye out this weekend for the last full moon of the year. The silvery orb will shine bright in the sky for a hair more than 16 hours on Saturday evening into Sunday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, parishioners from Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple in San Francisco began to settle a rural commune in the South American country of Guyana. The Jonestown experiment ended four years later in one of the most tragic and bizarre murder-suicide incidents in American history. More than 900
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — “Even though you want to try to, never grow up,” Peter Pan said in the titular novel by J.M. Barrie, echoing a sentiment long expressed by the human race in an effort to cheat death. The quest to unlock the secrets of longevity has been the topic of scientific
Continue Reading Por CNN Español El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, permanece hospitalizado en São Paulo, bajo cuidados semi-intensivos, de acuerdo con un comunicado difundido por la Presidencia brasileña este sábado, que detalla que el mandatario se encuentra “lúcido y orientado, comiendo y caminando”. Anteriormente, el doctor Roberto Kalil Filho informó que el presidente
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an isolated incident. The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody Saturday, and an “all-clear” was given about two hours after Fort Eisenhower went into lockdown. The shooting took
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Blinken, speaking at a news conference in Jordan, was the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up perhaps his last Middle East mission as America’s top diplomat. His aim has been preventing Syria from spiraling out of control after the sudden ouster of President Bashar Assad. Blinken was one of several senior U.S. officials traveling across the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MORONI, Comoros (AP) — Officials say the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido. They say several people have died. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says “We’re afraid the toll will be high” following an emergency meeting in Paris. France’s new Prime Minister François Bayrou
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By Christian Edwards and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Georgian lawmakers voted in a far-right former soccer star as the country’s next president on Saturday, deepening tensions between the pro-Russian government and pro-Western opposition amid mounting popular anger over the former’s decision to halt European Union accession talks. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, is a former MP
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skiing great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will make her World Cup return at St Moritz, Switzerland next weekend. In a video posted by her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday, the 40-year-old Vonn said: “So, I have some news. My body is finally put back together and I
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