DETROIT (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
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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
Continue ReadingBy LUIGI NAVARRA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tributes are being paid on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis has praised Benedict’s love and wisdom in guiding the church, and Benedict’s private secretary expressed hope he might one day be declared a saint. Benedict was
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russia said it launched retaliatory strikes on military sites and “foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv after Ukraine’s bombardment of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed at least 24 people. At least three people were killed and 28 others were injured after Kharkiv was struck with waves of missiles and
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s one step forward and two steps back for Manchester United this season as Erik ten Hag’s side followed up its thrilling comeback win over Aston Villa with another dismal defeat, this time at the hands of relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. It was yet more hapless defending – a defining
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — There was a moment on Saturday when the Detroit Lions celebrated as if they had stolen victory against the Dallas Cowboys in the game’s dying seconds, hailing Taylor Decker’s apparently successful two-point conversion attempt, before they were called back by the referees for a penalty on
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Cuando la bola cayó en Times Square de la ciudad de Nueva York para anunciar el inicio de 2024, en realidad ya era tarde: en decenas de países alrededor del mundo ya se estaba dando la bienvenida al nuevo año. La Isla de Navidad en Kiribati, un país insular en el
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s appointed defense minister, during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, said dozens of Tajiks and
Continue ReadingBy BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday. The group of 53 men, 39 women and 55 children arrived on Karang Gadih beach in Langkat district late
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Kendall Trammell, CNN (CNN) — When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to ring in the start of 2024, it’ll actually be late -– in dozens of countries around the world already welcoming the new year. Christmas Island in Kiribati, an island country in the central Pacific Ocean,
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — No hubo ningún ganador del premio mayor en el sorteo de Powerball de este sábado, según el sitio web de la lotería. El premio mayor ahora ha aumentado a un estimado de US$ 810 millones, según el sitio web de la lotería. El próximo sorteo está previsto para el 1 de
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN)– El 1 de enero suele ser uno de los días más ocupados del año en el Hi-Lo Diner aquí. Los clientes, algunos todavía en estado de juerga por la noche anterior, llenan los puestos y piden del menú clásicos estadounidenses, incluido el alimento básico del brunch: el Hi-Lo Bloody, que viene con
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New Year’s Eve: Mostly cloudy and breezy with isolated flurries possible. Temperatures will struggle above freezing this afternoon into the mid-30s. By the time we ring in the new year the wind chill will be in the lower 20s and teens. New Year’s Day: Conditions won’t look much different into New Year’s, but flurries will
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Housing economists offering forecasts were wrong about 2023. Few thought home sales would fall off a cliff the way they did this year, dropping by about 17% from their high in February to their low in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. Most thought home
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Hope springs eternal, and for many of us, 2024 is a new dawn. We may have limited time before the bloom of the new year fades and we’re left to confront our untended bad habits and the horrors of the world, so let’s make the most of this fleeting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday is the final day for Boone County residents to pay their property taxes without receiving a late penalty or fee. The Boone County Assessors Office will be accepting taxes until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. In-person drop offs are no longer available, but there are still multiple ways to pay. According
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí. Una fotografía tomada desde Rafah muestra humo ondeando sobre Khan Yunis en el sur de de Gaza durante el bombardeo israelí el 30 de diciembre de 2023. Crédito: /AFP vía Getty Images Palestinos desplazados, que huyeron de sus hogares
Continue ReadingIstanbul (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for “exploiting” a dispute between two Turkish football clubs and Saudi officials. The Turkish Super Cup final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was postponed indefinitely after Istanbul rivals, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, refused to take to the pitch and returned home.
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