NEW 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
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey’s hit from 1994, has grown over the last three decades into the Christmas colossus. It’s arguably the most successful holiday song ever from an economic standpoint. Just try to avoid it if you go out in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Russian election authorities say balloting in next year’s presidential election will be conducted in four partially occupied Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in 2022 following its invasion. The Central Election Commission adopted the decree to proceed with the vote in the Russian-controlled parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Balloting
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan and Laura Paddison, CNN Dubai (CNN) — Climate advocates are warning the COP28 climate summit could be on the cusp of failure after a new draft of the core agreement removed a call to phase out fossil fuels, the main driver of the climate crisis. The draft, posted Monday more than six
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days between Dec.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN, SIBI ARASU and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal on how to act on climate change on Monday, to the disappointment and anger of nations who called to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels as
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coaching Derrick Henry almost seems too easy, so Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel switched Tony Dews to overseeing tight ends this season. Call it a resume booster for Dews, involving him more in the passing game to help someone the Titans believe in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN The fate of billions in assistance for Ukraine remains in limbo Monday morning even as President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to make a crucial pitch to senators and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. Zelensky’s visit to Washington – his third since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 – is unlikely to
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs. It was closely followed by its release date and meme
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs. It was closely followed by its release date and meme
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut police are investigating the “desecration” of a menorah near the Yale University campus as a potential hate crime, New Haven Assistant Police Chief David Zannelli said Monday. Police are working with state and federal agencies to learn more about the incident, Zannelli said at a
Continue ReadingBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — ‘Barbie’ tops Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine, closely trailed by ‘Oppenheimer’ with eight.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After scandal and several troubled years, the Golden Globes are ready for a comeback. The revamped group, now a for-profit endeavor with a larger and more diverse voting body, is announcing nominations Monday for its January awards show. WHO’S NOMINATED FOR THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES Early nominees include: Best
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has traveled to a shipyard to attend the commissioning of new nuclear submarines. Monday’s visit showcased the country’s nuclear might amid the fighting in Ukraine. Putin’s trip to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia’s northwestern Archangelsk region came three days after he declared his intention to seek
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are sounding the alarm and saying that neither they nor his lawyers have heard from him in six days. Navalny is serving a 19-year prison term on the charges of extremism. He was due to appear in court
Continue ReadingBy Camila Bernal, Melissa Alonso, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man arrested in Beverly Hills over the weekend faces multiple charges in an alleged hate crime after prosecutors said he “violently attacked” a Jewish couple as they were walking to their synagogue to celebrate Shabbat. The suspect, Jarris Jay Silagi, 44,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Wall Street is flat ahead of the release this week of U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s final interest rate decision of the year. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each lost less than 0.1% before the bell Monday. The Fed will will announce its next
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds of thousands have fled to other parts of the besieged territory. Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes
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