By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. military officers at the National Defense University on Monday as part of a last-minute push to convince Congress to provide more money for weapons before funding runs out. President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $61.4
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephanie Halasz, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Alexey Navalny said Monday they have lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader, who was believed to be imprisoned in a penal colony about 150 miles east of Moscow, and his whereabouts are unknown. Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Jason Morris and Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A defendant in the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, a street gang prosecutors say is led by Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug, was stabbed overnight at the Fulton County jail, authorities in Atlanta said. Shannon Stillwell is in the hospital, according
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. Three conservative justices dissented. The court on Monday turned away an appeal from Washington, where the law has been upheld. An appellate panel struck down local bans
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Seven of the eight airmen who were in the Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, on November 29 have been recovered, the US Air Force said Monday. The remains of Maj. Jeffrey “Jeff” T. Hoernemann, 32, were recovered on Sunday, said a
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, ending the rule of his national conservative party after eight years in power. The vote paves the way for the majority in parliament to elect Donald Tusk, a centrist, as prime minister, a
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted in afternoon trading Monday on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The benchmark index hit its highest level in 20 months on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 87
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection got underway on Monday in the federal case that will determine how how much Rudy Giuliani might have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud while pushing Donald Trump’s baseless claims after the 2020 election. The former
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold. The venue at Teahupo’o is famed on the surfing circuit for its big waves. But there
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind brought threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast on Monday, part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee, where tornadoes toppled houses and tens of thousands of people lost power in the wintry weather. The National Weather
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The president, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. join a challenge to a case concerning the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies about online posts the government views as disinformation. Conservative Justice Samuel Alito said in a brief dissent that he would have allowed
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Halasz, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Alexey Navalny said Monday they have lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader, who was believed to be imprisoned in a penal colony about 150 miles east of Moscow, and his whereabouts are unknown. Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison in
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The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors have launched a billboard campaign as a part of their “Know Before You Go” initiative. The group says the initiative, which was made public by the activism group back in October, targets tourists who may not be aware of history of the Section 14 neighborhood. “We were relocated to
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Police say a person of interest has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader whose death after the start of the Israel-Hamas war prompted speculation the slaying could have been the result of antisemitism. The arrest is the second announced by the city’s police department since
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has drawn raves in South Africa as a headliner at a music festival there over the weekend. Lamar told the crowd at the Hey Neighbor festival that his 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly was inspired by his first visit
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An activist organization says the United Arab Emirates is conducting a mass trial of nearly 90 prisoners on terrorism charges as it hosts the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit. The trial includes one man whose case was highlighted by demonstrators at the negotiations. Emirati
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year. The S&P 500 was flitting between small gains and losses early Monday. The Nasdaq composite was off 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 55 points, or about 0.2%.
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giving a pet as a surprise gift at the holidays isn’t generally recommended. But offering one after a little planning can enrich the lives of animals and humans alike. Animal shelters and rescue groups around the country say they’re experiencing crisis-level numbers of animals. But
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Washington state law prohibiting licensed health care professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” – a scientifically discredited practice intended to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity – as it applies to minors. Critics say the practice – which attempts to
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