By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hope your Santa hat was fastened, because Beyoncé gave us the ultimate “Cowboy Carter” gift this Christmas. The superstar spread holiday cheer during Wednesday’s Halftime Show at the Christmas Day Texans-Ravens NFL game in her hometown of Houston, Texas, marking the first time Beyoncé performed songs from her hit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening messages to an unnamed debt collection agency over email, in which he expressed frustration over a disputed debt, according to court documents. Taylor Bullard, 34, claimed he was wrongfully contacted for collections of $543 and lashed out at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The move follows public criticism of the
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Some flights were delayed or canceled in Texas on Thursday after a line of thunderstorms started moving across parts of the state in a system the National Weather Service predicted could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes. More than 100 flights were delayed and dozens more canceled at Dallas Fort Worth
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Salame and Caroline Ellison, FTX executives convicted for their roles in the notorious crypto fraud led by their former boss Sam Bankman-Fried, have both shaved time off their lengthy prison sentences. Salame, a former top executive of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, pleaded guilty to criminal fraud
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Palm Springs Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead over the Christmas holiday. According to Lt. Gustavo Araiza, they received a call just after 2:00 Christmas Day of a rollover crash near the intersection of Ramon Road and Landau Boulevard. Araiza says “that a gray SUV was reportedly traveling southbound on Landau
Continue Reading By Tareq El Hilou, Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A newborn baby died from the cold in a tent encampment in Al-Mawasi, in southern Gaza, a health official said Wednesday, highlighting the stark challenges to survival faced by Palestinian children displaced from their homes amid Israel’s ongoing
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Merck Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Patients spending the holiday in the hospital were able to get a visit from some of their favorite figures this Christmas. Firefighters from the Milwaukee, St. Francis, West Allis and Wauwatosa Fire Department helped hoist Santa and superheroes up to the windows
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Por Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español El Ejecutivo español despide este 2024 sin haber podido culminar algunos de los proyectos en los que ha puesto más empeño en estos últimos meses. Una situación que encuentra su respuesta en el hecho de que el Gobierno de coalición navega en minoría dentro de un Congreso de los
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced Thursday she’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee. “I’m proud to announce I’m running for Chair of the DNC. In order to respond to the challenge of this moment, the Democratic Party needs transformation,” she posted on social media, with
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when one of them triggered the avalanche while “side-hilling in a bowl beneath a cliff
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By Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Epilepsy is the most common chronic brain disease, with nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. diagnosed. Epilepsy can be disruptive, dangerous and terrifying. But, there is a way for those with epilepsy to lessen their seizures or stop them completely. Wendy
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By Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The Milwaukee Police Department said a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old are dead after a shooting at 37th and Scott streets on Christmas morning. The shooting happened before 11:30 a.m., and police are searching for the suspect who fired shots into a vehicle,
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By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections gave an inside look at how inmates at two prisons are spreading the Christmas spirit. They used their talents and available supplies to get it done. The Christmas spirit is alive and loud at the Bill Johnson
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Jewish community spread holiday joy with people working on Wednesday, away from their families, to save and protect Omaha’s citizens. They shared over 350 gift boxes to more than 110 locations around the metro today. The thank you gift boxes
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By Emma Owen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Birmingham Bowl players spent part of their Christmas Day giving back to patients at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt players visited veterans on several floors of the hospital, spreading Christmas cheer to those receiving care during the
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By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — Victoria Rodriguez doesn’t drive a sleigh. She doesn’t have a long beard, nor does she spend time with elves or eight tiny reindeer. But make no mistake, Rodriguez is Santa Claus. “For me, it’s something that makes me feel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday. The intelligence agency, known under its acronym GUR, said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units.
Continue Reading Por Jeanine Barone, CNN En las islas Feroe, el clima salvaje e impredecible —vientos fuertes y lluvia, y una espesa niebla que se asienta como una cortina— a veces puede hacer que el viaje en coche o ferri sea problemático. No es de extrañar que los feroeses amen sus túneles. Han construido 17 de ellos
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