By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden offered Tuesday to testify publicly before Congress, striking a defiant note in response to a subpoena from Republicans and setting up a potential high-stakes faceoff even as a separate special counsel probe unfolds and his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns for reelection. The Democratic president’s
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — How many people are on your holiday shopping list this year? Are you going to splurge or bargain hunt? Will you spend within your means or take on debt? A lot of attention is currently being given to those kinds of questions, since they can provide economists
Continue ReadingBy KATHIA MARTÍNEZ and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court has unanimously declared a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests as unconstitutional. Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. The announcement of
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By Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Air Force veteran is continuing his public service by helping Asheville communities and surrounding areas catch cats that got a little too curious. Retired Air Force colonel Spencer Cocanour offers free help through Asheville Tree-Top Cat Rescue, rescuing cats
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE crushed its social media record over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the return of wrestler CM Punk at Survivor Series garnering more than 71 million views across all of the sports entertainment company’s platforms. WWE said Tuesday that the comeback moment has more than 71 million views across all platforms, making
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states and of Ukraine say they will boycott a meeting by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe being held this week in North Macedonia. They object to the participation of Russia’s foreign minister. The top diplomats
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By Denise Pridgen Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man was arrested Thanksgiving morning after being caught inside a south Asheville business. Asheville police responded to a breaking and entering in progress at the business near the 1650 block of Hendersonville Road about 10 a.m. Nov. 23. When
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A violent rock burst in a coal mine has killed 11 people in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. Mining work can release pressure from surrounding formations and trigger a literal explosion of rocks. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reports an initial assessment determined that is what caused the fatalities in Heilongjiang province on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to question the outcome of the 2020 election that he lost. A defense motion filed late Monday in federal court in Washington asserts that Trump was not obligated to accept at face value
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By Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Annie Grayer, CNN Hunter Biden’s lawyers have told the House Oversight Committee that the president’s son is willing to testify on December 13 in their inquiry into his actions — but only if he can do so publicly, according to a letter Hunter Biden’s legal team sent to the
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Kfir Bibas has spent nearly a fifth of his life as a Hamas hostage. The 10-month-old baby was taken from his home in a southern Israeli kibbutz on Oct. 7 when Palestinian militants abducted about 240 people and dragged them to Gaza. His family says
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Google announced Tuesday that an advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada electric grid to feed Google data centers there. Google and Houston-based Fervo Energy partnered to develop next-generation geothermal power that runs 24 hours a day. Fervo says getting electrons onto the grid for the
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM Associated Press The woman refused to sell Captain Saleha Jabeen a hijab to don with her military uniform. While many civilian Muslims tell Jabeen she makes them proud, others are horrified by her decision to serve. “You’re gonna go kill Muslims,” the store owner told her that day. Major Rafael Lantigua Jr.
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Giving Tuesday, a day of generosity dedicated to volunteering, donating, and doing good for others. If you’d like to participate, you can start by contemplating the causes close to your heart. Then, consider charitable giving to reputable non-profits in those fields, or you can make a
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Panamá informó su decisión de declarar inconstitucional la Ley 406, con la cual se renovó un contrato, con nuevos términos y condiciones, para la minería de cobre entre el Estado panameño y la empresa Minera Panamá. Se trata de una compañía que explota ese metal en
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German-Israeli singer who claimed he had been turned away from a hotel in the eastern German city of Leipzig because he was wearing a Star of David pendant has admitted during a defamation trial against him that he made up the story. The proceedings against Gil
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By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — The world’s biggest cruise ship is now in the hands of its new owner, with Royal Caribbean accepting delivery of the 1,198-foot Icon of the Seas this week. The 20-deck, 250,800-tonne ship was officially handed over to the cruise company at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, on November
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania water utility is still dealing with the fallout of pro-Iran hackers breaching some of its industrial equipment four days ago, including having to operate one of its water pump stations in manual mode, the utility’s general manager told CNN on Tuesday. “It’s a pain,”
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Latvia’s foreign minister is staking a claim to the top job at NATO. Krisjanis Karins says NATO needs a consensus builder who is committed to defense spending and has a clear vision of how to handle Russia. NATO is likely to name a new secretary general at
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By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Rachel Clarke, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Emily Hand had to run from house to house, forced to move by Hamas as Israeli forces attacked Gaza, her father Thomas Hand told CNN. “That’s terrifying. Being pulled, dragged, pushed … under gunfire probably,” he said on Tuesday. It’s one of the
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