CNN Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — It was the night before Christmas in 1914 when British soldiers fighting along the Western Front heard holiday carols coming from the German trenches. “The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man’s land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — A lawyer for the Italian man extradited from Germany for the kidnapping and slaying and his former girlfriend says he hasn’t yet had the opportunity to speak with his client about the “merits” of the case that has gripped Italy. Lawyer Giovanni Caruso told reporters in Verona on Saturday evening after visiting
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may not recognize the name Garrett Morgan, but you’ve likely seen his handiwork several times a day. Morgan is the inventor of the three-position traffic signal — a 100-year-old innovation that has saved an untold number of lives. Here’s what else you need to know to Start
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may not recognize the name Garrett Morgan, but you’ve likely seen his handiwork several times a day. Morgan is the inventor of the three-position traffic signal — a 100-year-old innovation that has saved an untold number of lives. Here’s what else you need to know
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By Christopher Hickey, CNN Not even two years of soaring prices and mounting interest rates have stopped Americans from opening their wallets and tapping their credit cards. The consumer’s willingness to keep paying high prices has kept the US economy relatively strong, but that attitude could soon be shifting. Some experts think the combination of
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Former England, Tottenham and Barcelona manager Terry Venables has died. He was 80. He was a former England soccer player who led the national team to the semifinals of the European Championship in 1996 as a coach and won trophies at club level with Barcelona and Tottenham. The death
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — It was the night before Christmas in 1914 when British soldiers fighting along the Western Front heard holiday carols coming from the German trenches. “The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man’s land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football,”
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had sworn to avoid when she married an ambitious Naval officer: keeping house and raising children in the same tiny town where they grew up. Then Jimmy Carter called for help from his family’s peanut farming warehouse.
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Aged 15 years and 260 days old, Francesco Camarda pulled on the famous black and red striped jersey of AC Milan on Saturday, and made history as the youngest ever debutant in Serie A. The striker entered the fray in the 84th minute, as a substitute for Luka Jović
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an operation is underway to find 12 members of a cargo ship that sank off the island of Lesbos in stormy seas. One crew member was rescued Sunday morning and another was found dead in the afternoon. The Raptor, registered in Comoros, was
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy, officials said. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship aiding
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. “Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian fictional version of Dublin, was awarded the
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates. They’re hoping to capitalize on Americans’ ambivalence over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee in 2012 and
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns to session this week, lawmakers will be trying to forge an agreement on sending a new round of wartime assistance to Ukraine. But to succeed, they will have to find agreement on an issue that has confounded them for decades.
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By Yulia Kesaieva, Alex Stambaugh, Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia has foiled more than 20 Ukrainian drone attacks over Russian territory in the past day, including on the capital, Moscow, officials said Sunday, a day after it launched its largest drone attack against the Ukrainian capital since the full-scale invasion began.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus. The ministry called on local authorities to open more fever clinics and promote vaccinations among
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By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Gratitude gets credited with making improvements in just about every life sphere, including benefiting decision-making, self-esteem and stress reduction and boosting cardiovascular health, immunity and sleep. You don’t have to look far to find countless recommendations for a gratitude practice as a key to happiness. But is making a
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova have left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity as well as forcing the closure of some national roads. A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle he was in skidded off the road and crashed into
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German government official says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested four local employees of Germany’s main government-owned aid agency. “I can confirm that the local employees of GIZ are in custody although we have not received any official information on why they are detained,” a spokeswoman for the Ministry for Economic Cooperation
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La grandeza de Novak Djokovic en la cancha de tenis es tal que se espera que gane la mayoría de sus partidos, por lo que cuando el serbio perdió dos veces este sábado fue una sorpresa de proporciones sísmicas. Que haya perdido uno de sus partidos después de tener tres puntos
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