LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year’s Day, even as a court case continues to challenge the law. A U.S. district judge issued a ruling Dec. 20 to block the law from taking effect, saying it violates the Second
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By Radina Gigova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he doesn’t feel lonely and is in a “great” mood despite serving a lengthy prison sentence in Siberia, but he still misses interacting directly with his family and friends. In a New Year’s Eve message shared by Navalny’s team on social media, Navalny is quoted
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results. The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Rusia dijo que lanzó ataques contra sitios militares y “mercenarios extranjeros” en Járkiv en represalia al bombardeo ucraniano contra la ciudad fronteriza rusa de Belgorod en el que murieron al menos a 24 personas. Al menos tres personas murieron y otras 28 resultaron heridas después de que Járkiv fuera atacada por oleadas
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal made his long-awaited injury comeback on Sunday, playing in his first match since January when he took to the court with doubles partner Marc Lopez at the Brisbane International – and he didn’t rule out continuing to play after the 2024 season. Although the Spanish pair lost
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84. A statement from his family, posted on X, formerly Twitter, said Pilger died on Saturday in London. “His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, say an off-duty police officer was shot and killed over the weekend after he witnessed a crime at a gas station and approached the suspects. Sgt. Philip Dale Nix was a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department. Three men are under arrest in the case.
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and two others injured when a house exploded in Michigan Saturday, officials told CNN. “It went off like a bomb. I don’t know how to explain it,” an unnamed neighbor who was nearby at the time told CNN affiliate WDIV. “It was the scariest thing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Two of college football’s most storied programs will meet on New Year’s Day in a playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl. No. 1 seed Michigan and fourth-seeded Alabama face off at 5 p.m. Eastern in Pasadena, California. The game will be carried on ESPN’s television, streaming and digital platforms. Nick Saban
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La esperanza es eterna y, para muchos de nosotros, 2024 es un nuevo amanecer. Es posible que tengamos un tiempo limitado antes de que la floración del nuevo año se desvanezca y tengamos que enfrentar nuestros malos hábitos involuntarios y los horrores del mundo, así que aprovechemos al máximo este fugaz
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides Nota del editor: Dana Santas, conocida como “Mobility Maker”, es una especialista certificada en fuerza y acondicionamiento y entrenadora mente-cuerpo en deportes profesionales, y es autora del libro “Soluciones prácticas para aliviar el dolor de espalda”. (CNN) — Proponerte objetivos de Año Nuevo es fácil. Mantenerlos es difícil. Con demasiada frecuencia, nos proponemos realizar
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian state news agencies say President Vladimir Putin has praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation. Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the New Year’s speech he gave last year, state news agency RIA Novosti said
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression. He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand why he would have
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the final Sunday — and the final 5 Things — of the year! Before we ring in 2024, check out CNN Digital’s top 100 stories of 2023 based on how many people read, watched or listened to a story. Here’s what else you need
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the winner from taking power. Supporters of that attack launched a campaign against local election offices,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Esta podría ser una respuesta para un programa de concursos para ganarte el premio mayor: los grupos de islas del Pacífico de Samoa y Kiribati comparten la distinción anual de ser los primeros en el mundo. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Y la pregunta correcta sería: ¿Dónde se celebra primero
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Venice has announced it will limit tourist walking groups to 25 people and ban the use of loudspeakers in its latest effort to combat mass tourism. Groups will also be prohibited from stopping in narrow streets, on bridges or in passageways. The new regulations, which further restrict
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Four people died and two others were injured Saturday in a Michigan house explosion that could be heard miles away, police said. The explosion happened before 4 p.m. in Northfield Township, about 45 miles (72.4 kilometers) west of Detroit. The structure was destroyed, leaving only the basement, Northfield Township Police Lt. David
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has taken a helicopter flight to check the flooded regions in the northwest of the country, where rivers have swelled and overflowed homes, roads and fields after weeks of heavy rain. In recent days, hundreds of people have been evacuated from affected areas
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In the year since Jeremy Renner almost lost his life in a freak New Year’s Day accident, the Marvel star has proved himself just as much a superhero offscreen. It was on New Year’s Day 2023 that the “Avengers” actor was crushed near his Nevada home while trying
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