Some 400,000 Palestinians vote in rare municipal elections
By JACK JEFFERY RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are finally taking part in municipal elections across the occupied West Bank following…
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A jury awarded the family of two drunk driving victims more than $301 billion, but they don’t anticipate seeing any of it
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A jury in Texas has awarded the largest-ever personal injury compensation in the country to a family who lost two people…
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Alabama FedEx package dumping suspect expected to turn himself in
By Amy Simonson, CNN The 22-year-old man authorities believe dumped hundreds of FedEx packages into an Alabama ravine is expected to turn himself in…
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UK scientists urge more restrictions to fight omicron surge
LONDON (AP) — British scientists are warning that the government may need to introduce tougher restrictions to slow the growth of the omicron…
Continue Reading UK scientists urge more restrictions to fight omicron surge
LONDON (AP) — British scientists are warning that the government may need to introduce tougher restrictions to slow the growth of the omicron…
Continue Reading Baker’s exit to offer chance for women, put pressure on GOP
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to forego a third term has sparked a scramble among…
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The charges against Ghislaine Maxwell in her federal sex trafficking trial, explained
By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with six counts in her federal trial in New York related to what prosecutors…
Continue Reading Croatia: Police find body of girl swept away in border river
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Police in Croatia say they found the body of a 10-year-old Turkish girl who was swept away while her family tried to cross a…
Continue Reading Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s behind ‘sordid’ evidence at Potter trial?
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After prosecutors spent nearly a day reconstructing the moments after a…
Continue Reading La Scala delays ballet season opener due to virus outbreak
ROME (AP) — Italy’s La Scala has postponed its ballet season premiere after a coronavirus outbreak in its ranks. At least one of the four…
Continue Reading France pushes vaccination campaign as virus cases increase
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in France want to accelerate vaccinations against the coronavirus before Christmas as infections surge and more people…
Continue ReadingPerú prohíbe fiestas y reuniones familiares durante Navidad y Año Nuevo para combatir la propagación del covid-19
Sol Amaya (CNN En Español) — En un intento para combatir la propagación del covid-19 en Perú, el Gobierno promulgó este viernes un Decreto…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan says social media a ‘threat to democracy’
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described social media as one of the main threats to democracy. Erdogan discussed the…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan says social media a ‘threat to democracy’
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described social media as one of the main threats to democracy. Erdogan discussed the…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 feared dead after tornadoes tear through several states
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after…
Continue Reading Catholic women urge Vatican to sign Europe rights convention
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A consortium of Catholic women’s groups is calling on the Holy See to join the Council of Europe…
Continue Reading Hamas says oxygen bottles exploded in Lebanon camp, not arms
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Palestinian Hamas group says that explosions that shook a refugee camp in southern Lebanon were…
Continue Reading Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people have lined up in the English city of Bristol to get the latest work by elusive street artist Banksy. It’s a…
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Gut-Behrami edges Goggia to win a World Cup super-G
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami has edged Sofia Goggia for victory in a World Cup super-G race at…
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