By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen in weekend attacks on remote villages in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state. It was the latest of such mass killing this year blamed on the country’s farmer-herder crisis. Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang said on
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The “Moon Sniper” lander developed by Japan’s space agency successfully entered lunar orbit on Christmas Day. The milestone brings the nation a step closer to achieving its goal of landing a robotic explorer on the moon’s surface for the first time. On its current path, the lander is completing one
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. The Denver Police Department declined in an email to
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to stay litigation over Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The U.S. Department of Justice asked to put the litigation on hold as similar cases wind upward toward the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke ruled the case will move forward for now.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The widower of metro Phoenix’s former top county prosecutor was suspected of fatally shooting a woman he was in a relationship with and her mother on Christmas Eve before taking his own life. Phoenix police say 47-year-old David DeNitto is believed to have killed 47-year-old Maryalice Cash and 83-year-old Cynthia
Continue ReadingURBANA, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after taking part in the straw purchase of a handgun that was used to kill one central Illinois police officer and wound another during a shootout. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 28-year-old Regina Lewis engaged in a conspiracy to buy
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Three juvenile suspects are in custody after an early morning pursuit that ended in Palm Springs. There are no outstanding suspects and the ongoing investigation continues. Original report Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was involved in an early morning pursuit that began at 6:33 a.m. Deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of San Luis
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The administration of Argentine President Javier Milei says the government won’t renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office. The move was part of a sweeping plan of cutbacks and devaluations announced by the right-wing libertarian since he took office on Dec. 10 to
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said one of the
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his objection to Sweden’s membership during a NATO summit in July, but it took him
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A huge fire at a guesthouse in Romania has left six people dead, including at least one child, and several others missing. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze that erupted on Tuesday morning in the village of Tohani. The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations says 26 people had been
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. Sweden’s accession protocol will now need to be approved in the Turkish parliament’s general assembly
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico launched its army-run airline Tuesday, when the first Mexicana airlines flight took off from Mexico City bound for the Caribbean resort of Tulum. It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces. The airline’s military-run holding company now also
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Lynijah Russell debated the opening lines of her video application to Brown University for weeks before deciding to be as candid about her identity as possible. “Hi Brown! My name is Lynijah, and I am a Black girl in STEM,” she says in the application’s opening line. Russell said that
Continue ReadingCNN, KTVN By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Lynijah Russell debated the opening lines of her video application to Brown University for weeks before deciding to be as candid about her identity as possible. “Hi Brown! My name is Lynijah, and I am a Black girl in STEM,” she says in the application’s opening line. Russell
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt at her Georgia residence on Christmas morning, the congresswoman and local police said, marking the latest instance of someone calling in a fake emergency to draw armed officers or SWAT teams to her home. The Rome Police
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest. The safeguards that attempted to counter the bogus claims the last time are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Christmas is over, but giving season for nonprofits is just starting to peak. The end of the calendar year is when nonprofits make appeals far and wide to attract donors — in part because of holiday traditions or, for some, tax advantages. Nonprofits get about 30% of their annual donations
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Christmas is over, but giving season for nonprofits is just starting to peak. The end of the calendar year is when nonprofits make appeals far and wide to attract donors — in part because of holiday traditions or, for some, tax advantages. Nonprofits get about 30% of their annual donations
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer-songwriter Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” plays out like a whispered dirge. The song is gothic lounge music for a listener who only has about two minutes to have their heart broken — a silky soft slow burn stacked with a choir, organ, bass
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