Santa Claus is giving his reindeer the day off so he can climb into a helicopter at the Palm Springs Air Museum for their annual hospital flyover. Santa will be taking off at noon to flyover several valley hospitals and wave to local healthcare workers and patients. The Palm Springs Air Museum has kept this
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Grevin Museum of waxworks in Paris says it has removed the wax figure of French actor Gerard Depardieu due to negative reactions from visitors. This followed the recent broadcast of a report on France 2 highlighting Depardieu’s alleged misogynistic remarks and his ongoing legal battle over rape allegations, all of which
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Nicole Plauché and her family, Christmas is the time of the year where they can use their preferred love language: gift giving. This year, however, Plauché is worried about how much she can afford to spend on gifts. Her main struggle? Student loan payments. “It
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Nicole Plauché and her family, Christmas is the time of the year where they can use their preferred love language: gift giving. This year, however, Plauché is worried about how much she can afford to spend on gifts. Her main struggle? Student loan payments. “It
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry has left at least 11 people dead and more than 80 seriously injured. It is not clear what caused the explosion that damaged the heart of the Kaloum administrative district that’s home
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday, continuing a strong streak that has brought seven straight weeks of gains. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8 points, or less than 0.1%, to 37,311 as of
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Larry Kramer, longtime president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, doesn’t think it’s healthy for an executive to lead the same organization for more than 15 years. The problem, he says, is that it takes 10 years for a leader to get anything done. Nevertheless, Kramer, known for his
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Larry Kramer, longtime president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, doesn’t think it’s healthy for an executive to lead the same organization for more than 15 years. The problem, he says, is that it takes 10 years for a leader to get anything done. Nevertheless, Kramer, known for his
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The commissioners from three of the remaining power conferences in college sports appeared together in a crowded convention center ballroom and were asked to ponder what was wrought by three tumultuous years of realignment that culminated in the destruction of a 108-year-old institution. “Obviously, not happy about
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. The document from the Vatican’s
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted documents to Russia’s Central Election Commission to register as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Supporters of Putin on Saturday formally nominated him to run as an independent candidate. Earlier this month, lawmakers in Russia set the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving
Continue ReadingBy ERIC SCICCHITANO/CNHI NEWS and JOSH KELETY/AP A collaboration between The Associated Press and CNHI News has found it’s getting harder for the public to access information at the local government level in many states, including among school districts, townships and county boards. Open government advocates say high fees, delays and outright refusals from local
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans live. In the
Continue ReadingBy CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — It’s been a year since the deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas began, and the dire humanitarian crisis is getting worse. In addition to ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified across swaths of Lebanon. Israel’s ambassador to the UN said 70,000 Israeli
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has won reelection to a third, six-year term in office. The National Election Authority said on Monday that el-Sissi recorded a landslide victory, securing 89.6% of the vote, and called it the highest voting percentage in Egypt’s history. He ran against three virtually unknown opponents. The vote
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed modestly higher early Monday and appear headed for a positive open to the final full trading week of the year. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each edged 0.1% higher before the bell. U.S. Steel shares jumped about
Continue ReadingDHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital has denied a bail request from a top opposition leader who was jailed after an October anti-government protest that turned violent. A magistrate made the ruling during a Chief Metropolitan Court hearing where Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary-General,Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir appeared on Monday. The same court also
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Monday he is “very concerned” about increased joint military actions by China and Russia in the region. Adm. John C. Aquilino spoke in Tokyo as another regional concern, North Korea, conducted its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. Aquilino is
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry has left several people dead or injured. Guinea’s presidency says the fire broke out at the Guinean Petroleum Company depot shortly after a massive explosion past midnight Sunday. The area in the
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Oil and natural gas giant BP has joined the growing list of companies that have halted their shipments through the Red Sea because of the risk of attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, threatening a major trade route in what is expected to have global effects. London-based
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