By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is denouncing those advocate what he says is “an American retreat from responsibility.” The Pentagon chief says sustained U.S. leadership is needed to help keep the world as safe, free and prosperous as possible. And he’s urging Congress to end
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Get ready for more bloody warfare and dramatic intrigue in the world of Westeros. HBO dropped an official teaser for the second season of the “House of the Dragon” on Saturday, continuing the story of House Targaryen set two centuries before the events of iconic hit series “Game of
Continue ReadingOpinion by Casey Michel (CNN) — The news last week of money laundering charges against crypto exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, sent shockwaves through both financial markets and crypto consumers alike. And understandably so. Before Binance’s settlement with US authorities, the company represented 60% of the market for crypto spot trading. And Zhao himself, as the Wall Street
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Julianna Margulies has released an apology after her recent comments on a podcast stoked controversy. In comments she made on an episode of the “Back Room with Andy Ostroy” podcast last month, the actress voiced criticism of certain marginalized communities for what she perceived to be their lack of support for Jews, among other things. The conversation
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Winter weather brought high winds and snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest, knocking out power in some areas and dumping fresh snow across the Cascade Range. Thousands of households were without power Saturday morning in the greater Seattle area after a night of rain and wind, the Seattle Times reported. Seattle
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By Jessie Yeung, Anna Coren and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Taras Ratushnyy remembers receiving a phone call from his son Roman during Ukraine’s deadly 2013 Maidan Revolution. “I’m okay, we are coming back home with my friends from (Kyiv’s Maidan Square). Don’t worry and good night,” Roman said over the phone –
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los venezolanos votarán el domingo en un referéndum para decidir si el país debe crear un estado propio dentro de una amplia franja de su vecina Guyana, rica en petróleo, una medida que ha sido denunciada por Guyana como un paso hacia la anexión y ha suscitado preocupaciones de un
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Muslim community leaders from several swing states pledged to withdraw support for U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday at a conference in suburban Detroit, citing his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Democrats in Michigan have warned the White House that Biden’s handling
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the “devastating” bombardment. She
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — With Thanksgiving out of the way, the hunt for a Christmas tree is on for plenty of families wanting to snag the perfect Fraser fir or pine for their homes this year. But spending on a real Christmas tree is yet another expense for households to add
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Lionel Messi está concentrado en jugar la Copa América del próximo junio en Estados Unidos, aunque el ocho veces ganador del Balón de Oro no descarta por completo jugar con Argentina en el Mundial de 2026, dijo en el documental de ESPN/Star+ “Campeones, un año después”. “Mientras me sienta bien y pueda
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk, CTV News Parliamentary Bureau Writer, Producer Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — The indictment of an Indian national for the attempted assassination of a Sikh separatist and dual U.S.-Canadian national “validates” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister is refusing a request by the German State Antiquities Collection in Munich to return an ancient Roman statue that embodied Hitler’s Aryan aesthetic, calling it a national treasure. The Discobolus Palombara is a 2nd-century Roman copy of a long-lost Greek bronze original depicting an athlete throwing a discus. Hitler
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s service says former President Petro Poroshenko has been denied permission to leave the country because he was planning to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On Friday, Poroshenko announced he’d been turned away at the border despite receiving permission to leave the country. Under martial law, Ukrainian men between
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By Benjamin Brown and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi is focused on playing at next June’s Copa América in the USA, though the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner hasn’t completely ruled out appearing for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, he told an ESPN/Star+ documentary “Champions, A Year Later.” “As long as I feel
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer and Sandie Rinaldo Anchor, CTV National News at 5:30 Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Shortly after Rick Hansen survived a vehicle accident that left him paralyzed, the then 15-year-old decided he wouldn’t let his disability hold him back. Fast forward 50 years, Hansen
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. and Israeli authorities say a small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made. In an advisory emailed to The Associated Press late Friday, the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The estranged husband of a woman whose body was found in a storage unit in Orange County, Florida, has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Shakeira Yvonne Rucker, a 37-year-old mother of four, was reported missing after her family told the Winter Springs Police Department they last saw
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A 71-year-old Romanian yoga guru and 14 others have been handed preliminary charges by a Paris magistrate on a raft of counts linked to an international ring that for years allegedly subjected followers seeking enlightenment to sexual exploitation. The Paris prosecutor’s office said that six of the
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Fire destroyed an abandoned Haywood County home near Canton Friday morning, Dec. 1, and authorities say it’s not the first time they’ve been called there. At about 9 a.m. Friday, several fire departments responded to the house fire at
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