SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A snowstorm on Monday has brought traffic chaos across Croatia and Bosnia. The bad weather in Slovenia hampered efforts to reach two Hungarian hikers stranded high in the Alps. The pair became lost and one of them broke a leg Sunday in poor conditions north of the capital, Ljubljana. Rescuers have
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic policy — more tax cuts, huge tariffs on imports, mass deportations of immigrants working in the United States illegally. In some ways, his victory marked a repudiation of President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingPor Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker y Kara Scannell, CNN Luigi Mangione, el sospechoso de la fatal balacera que resultó en la muerte del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, en una acera concurrida de Midtown Manhattan, se declaró inocente de los cargos estatales de asesinato y terrorismo en su comparecencia en el estado de Nueva York
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player. Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of drones from two dominant Chinese manufacturers, arguing they could be used to spy on Americans
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With only two days until Christmas and Hanukkah, last-minute shoppers will be busy. The Gardens on El Paseo has extended its hours today, December 23rd, and will be open on Christmas Eve as well. Today, The Gardens is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tomorrow, they will be open from 9 a.m. to 6
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CNN By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Last-minute errands tend to pop up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient. Check out what’s open and closed today and tomorrow. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As many as one-third of people displaced by the August 2023 Maui fires wound up in the homes of friends and family in the weeks after the disaster. It was a natural solution on an island already struggling with a housing crisis and where values like generosity and family
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor said his family hasn’t always felt like 11-year-old Noah, who is autistic, has been welcome. At one point, Blosser’s wife and the couple’s two sons stopped attending in-person services at a
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By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — It was near the end of an unusual day for the four Patterson children when the deputies came to arrest their mother. The sheriff’s deputies approached the house, a tidy split-level outside Blue Ridge, Georgia, with chickens roaming the front yard and yellow flowers blooming along the front steps.
Continue ReadingAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection, as the storage and organizational goods retailer with roots dating back to 1978 grapples with mounting losses and cash flow shortages. The Texas company has faced increasing competition from retailers like Target and Walmart at the same time that demand
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, then an officer’s voice crackled over the radio. After watching for about two hours, he said, “I think that’s Tango,” using a term for target. “Gray hoodie. Backpack. Walking
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names. Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal
Continue ReadingPor Sam Fossum, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este lunes que sacará a 37 personas del corredor de la muerte federal para que cumplan cadena perpetua entre rejas, una decisión que deja solo a tres presos federales a la espera de ser ejecutados cuando el presidente electo Donald Trump asuma el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago. The cyclone was the most destructive to hit Mayotte in 90 years and caused extensive damage to the island off Africa’s east coast. At least 35 deaths have
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Around the holidays, when many people are baking cookies for Santa, enjoying cocktail parties or having festive family feasts, some adults who use popular medications for diabetes or weight loss explore skipping doses for a week or two. These medications can suppress appetite or sometimes cause uncomfortable side effects
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Paul Kemp, a 64-year-old who lives outside Portland, Oregon, bought his son Nathan his first rifle for his 16th birthday over a decade ago. Nathan had notched his first hunting kill, a squirrel, at age 7, and the Kemp family enjoyed their time hunting together over the ensuing years.
Continue ReadingPor Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo el domingo que elegió como enviado especial para América Latina a Mauricio Claver-Carone, el expresidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo que fue expulsado por acusaciones de una relación romántica poco ética. Claver-Carone fue destituido de su cargo en el banco en 2022
Continue ReadingBy Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s the body of water that instils fear and inspires sailors in equal measure. Six hundred miles of open sea, and some of the roughest conditions on the planet – with an equally inhospitable land of snow and ice awaiting you at the end of it. “The most dreaded
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