Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European nations have approved plans to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists that has caught the political limelight in the European Union. The decision on Tuesday sets up looser protection rules from March 2025 that will allow nations to hunt wolves under specific
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual battery by a woman who claims that in September 2016 the music producer dangled her from a 17-story balcony as others were on site, including his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. In a suit filed late last week, Bryana
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us the shameless attempt to link the fantasy hit “Wicked” to the delightful Moo Deng. But, hear us out — there’s something the two have in common as the year draws to a close. Escapism. Whether
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government looks in its final hours as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far right vowed to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s Cabinet. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday at parliament in the wake of a divisive budget debate, with a great chance of being successful. If
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has died after she was in a crash on Saturday in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 18-year-old driver died on Sunday at 12:09 p.m. at University Hospital. The family identified her in a post on the website GoFundMe as Cally Coatney.
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday presided over a parade that saw the queen lead hundreds of military personnel in honor of his 72nd birthday. It was the first such ceremony in Bangkok’s vast Royal Plaza in 16 years. Birthdays celebrated in 12-year cycles are considered especially auspicious in Thai culture. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers. The video-sharing platform is a focus of controversy in the Eastern European country after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ducked questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring calls for him to explain his reversal as he was making his first presidential trip to Angola. Dismissing shouted questions Tuesday with a laugh, Biden said to the Angolan delegation: “Welcome
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By Nikki Carvajal and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is rushing assistance to Ukraine in an effort to put Kyiv “in the strongest possible position” as Russia steps up its attacks and President Joe Biden prepares to leave office in less than two months. “Today, we are announcing a $725 million security
Continue ReadingBy Sheldon Fox, Chantal Cook and Dannielle Garcia Click here for updates on this story AVENTURA, Florida (WSVN) — A luxury yacht caused a chain reaction after losing power, causing it to crash with a yacht, boat, and dock, resulting in major damage. The multi-boat crash occurred on Sunday night in Aventura. Cellphone video, exclusively
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan. The Japanese Joint Staff said the Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted 31 miles south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory. It said Tuesday that there was
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games Tuesday for repeated violations of player safety rules following his violent hit to the head of Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, which led to a concussion. Al-Shaair’s punishment was announced by NFL vice president of football operations Jon
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El presidente de Corea del Sur, Yoon Suk Yeol, declaró la ley marcial en un discurso televisivo no anunciado el martes por la noche, acusando al principal partido de oposición del país de simpatizar con Corea del Norte y de actividades contra el Estado. La última vez que un presidente de Corea
Continue ReadingBy Damon Maloney Click here for updates on this story LORAIN, Ohio (WEWS) — Eagles are a regal bird that, over the decades, has fought back from near extinction. In July, an injured eagle hobbled onto a front porch in Lorain not far from her nest at Lakeview Park South, where it lived with its
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say eight people were shot at a house party, three of them fatally. Others fled as gunfire erupted. Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein says officers responded Monday afternoon to the “social gathering” at a home in the city’s southwest Chicago Lawn neighborhood. He says four men and four women
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — There’ll be a strong sense of déjà vu when French President Emmanuel Macron lays the flattery on thick for Donald Trump in Paris this weekend. Few foreign leaders did more to woo Trump when he was the 45th president. In fact, Macron treated him with such deference
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On Tuesday, Winfrey launched “The Oprah Podcast,” a weekly series airing on her YouTube channel, that will feature book club authors and guests ranging from “global newsmakers”
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. “Not Like Us” is Lamar’s first-ever No. 1 on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. President Yoon Suk Yeol, who appeared likely to be impeached
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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — What’s a media outlet supposed to do when its longtime host is picked to run the Pentagon, and then a series of eyebrow-raising news stories trigger doubts about his appointment? If you’re Fox News, evidently, you just pretend the stories don’t exist. Fox News, which employed Pete
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