By Christy Choi and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Complete with 98 Christmas trees, 72 wreaths and 2.8 miles of ribbon, the White House has been transformed into a classic winter wonderland for the holidays. Letters to Santa Claus appear to fly magically in and out of old mailboxes and a vintage train weaves around
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Rosalynn Carter’s family spoke of her “remarkable” journey during a moving tribute service for the former first lady in Atlanta on Tuesday, sharing memories of life at home, her loving relationship with former President Jimmy Carter and the lasting legacy she leaves behind as a tireless
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, JANIE HAR and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a clean energy package that will require energy providers to transition to 100% carbon-free energy generation by 2040. The legislation signed Tuesday also sets a goal for utilities to generate 50% of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. That’s
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, JANIE HAR and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW and THOMAS MACHOWICZ Associated Press WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family has used groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than six decades. They’re long accustomed to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis, but he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court decision
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Several of the 18 victims of Alex Murdaugh’s financial fraud are letting the disgraced South Carolina lawyer know just how much he harmed them. Among those testifying at a sentencing hearing Tuesday was Murdaugh’s childhood friend Jordan Jinks, who said he was heartbroken not just by the thousands of dollars
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night’s biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. “Past
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A 48-hour extension to the Israel-Hamas truce will not pause the strategic dilemmas and political headaches wracking the Biden administration over the war. Although the two extra days of hostage releases, the release of Palestinian prisoners and humanitarian aid pouring into Gaza validate an intense diplomatic effort in
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal for Chicago with 10 seconds left for his fourth of the game after a miss on the opening drive, and the Bears had four interceptions of Joshua Dobbs in a defense-dominated 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Justin
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By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Jack Guy, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers as they emerged from a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas on Tuesday, the climax of an incredible and perilous weekslong rescue operation to drill through rock and debris. The men
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Candidates have opened their campaigns for Indonesia’s presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who’s lost twice before and two former governors. Ganjar Pranowo started his first day of the 75-day campaign season in Indonesia’s easternmost city
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visited Australia’s Parliament House on Tuesday, sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort. The group of five will
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday. The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Un hombre a bordo de un vuelo de Southwest abrió la puerta de una salida de emergencia y se subió al ala del avión mientras la aeronave estaba en una puerta de embarque del Aeropuerto Internacional Louis Armstrong de Nueva Orleans este domingo, dijeron las autoridades. La Oficina del Sheriff del
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Tanner Christensen scored 20 points as Utah Tech beat Lindenwood 73-66 on Monday night. Christensen added nine rebounds for the Trailblazers (3-3). Jaylen Searles scored 17 points and added nine rebounds and six assists. Noa Gonsalves had 11 points and was 5-of-8 shooting (1 for 3
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de España detuvo este lunes a un joven de 26 años, sospechoso de haber apuñalado y matado a su expareja de 25 años y a la hija de ambos de cinco años, informó una fuente policial a CNN. Todos ellos eran de nacionalidad peruana, según estas fuentes.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El pleno de la Asamblea de Ecuador fue convocado para este miércoles para retomar el juicio político contra el expresidente Guillermo Lasso por su presunta participación en el delito de peculado dentro del denominado “Caso Encuentro”, vinculado a una supuesta trama de corrupción que la Fiscalía indaga en al menos
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland’s City Council has passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war after hours of hearing impassioned rhetoric about the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza. The council voted 8-0 Monday for a motion supporting a congressional resolution
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