By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hues to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A resident of a New York City migrant shelter is charged with murder in the stabbing death of another man. Police on Sunday say officers responded to the Randall’s Island shelter around 7:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of an assault in progress. The victim was taken to a hospital and
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officials in Florida have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspected gunman in the deadly Ocala mall shooting that left one person dead two days before Christmas. The Ocala Police Department is “still actively searching” for Albert Shell Jr. and is offering
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal woes will be in the spotlight this week with important court dates in the former president’s civil and criminal cases coming just days ahead of the first nominating contest of the 2024 election. Here are key developments to watch this week. Monday, January 8 Trump and the majority of the
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Travis Kelce is inactive for the Kansas City Chiefs’ season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, ending the star tight end’s chance to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the eighth straight season. Kelce needed 16 yards to hit the milestone, which would have been the fourth-longest
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP, COLLEEN LONG and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation that is likely
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the latest in a long parade of Biden national security officials to meet face to face with the Israeli government when he arrives in Tel Aviv this week for his fifth visit since the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Continue ReadingCNN By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plane section have announced the discovery of the lost piece that had fallen from the aircraft – a key element in the investigation into what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression.” A Portland schoolteacher
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House and Senate leaders on Sunday announced a spending deal for government funding in 2024, the first step to averting a shutdown later this month even as that threat still looms. The topline numbers agreed to by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI and JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. At least 18 arson attacks preceded Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — When a rocket makes its inaugural liftoff attempt on Monday, it will carry nothing less than the first lunar lander to launch from the United States since NASA’s final Apollo mission in 1972. The stakes are high. The success of the rocket, developed by the joint venture of Lockheed
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — There’s been another jaguar sighting in southern Arizona and it’s the eighth different jaguar documented in the southwestern U.S. since 1996, according to wildlife officials. A hobbyist wildlife videographer who posts trail camera footage online captured the image of a roaming jaguar late last month in the Huachuca Mountains near Tucson, the
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest are reported to have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children. Local residents and a human rights group said Sunday morning’s aerial attacks on Kanan village in Sagaing
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s state-run oil company says production at the country’s largest oil field has been suspended after protesters forced the facility’s closure over fuel shortages. The company said Sunday it has declared force majeure at the Sharara oil field in the country’s south. The company says negotiations with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The information display screens at Beirut’s international airport have been hacked by domestic anti-Hezbollah groups, as clashes between the Lebanese militant group and the Israeli military continue to intensify along the border. Departure and arrival information Sunday was replaced by a message accusing the Hezbollah group of putting Lebanon at
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, DAVID KOENIG and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes doesn’t happen again.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Warner Bros.’ family-oriented musical added $14.4 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its total domestic grosses to $164.7 million. “’Wonka’ is following
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday opened fire at a pair of suspected attackers who rammed their car into a West Bank checkpoint, fatally shooting a young Palestinian girl in an adjacent vehicle, according to police and medical officials. The two suspects were also shot, while a young police
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A major winter storm bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England on Sunday, sending residents scurrying for their shovels and snowblowers to clear sidewalks and driveways. Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect throughout the Northeast, and icy roads made
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