Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2024
Dry and tranquil weather through this weekend
A couple weak and dry disturbances will pass by early next week in between periods of high pressure…
Continue Reading Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his…
Continue Reading Final crystal triangles installed on Times Square ball ahead of New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday…
Continue ReadingKings fire coach Mike Brown less than halfway through his 3rd season
AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings have fired coach Mike Brown less than halfway through his third season with the team mired in a five-game…
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City of Yuma introduces online map to display drone activity
The City of Yuma introduced an interactive map to give public information about drones operated by the…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s governor to leave hospital after he was bucked off a horse and broke his ribs
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will be released from the hospital Friday, two days after getting nine titanium plates…
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Drone helps finds drug tunnel in San Luis, Mexico
Semanario Contraseña reports a tunnel was found this week thanks to the use of a…
Continue Reading Former New Orleans priest convicted of raping teen boy dies while serving life sentence
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a 93-year-old former Catholic priest sentenced to life in prison…
Continue Reading Georgia shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured at ‘shot house’ selling bootleg alcohol
MACON, Ga (AP) — Georgia officials say a shooting that killed one man and injured six other people took place at a “shot house” where alcohol…
Continue Reading Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general said on Friday that an Argentine military officer who was arrested in…
Continue Reading New York state government to monitor its use of AI under a new law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial…
Continue ReadingWarren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining…
Continue Reading Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining…
Continue Reading Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained by police while reporting in Iran
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian…
Continue Reading Man admits to setting fires at predominantly Black church in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has admitted to using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church…
Continue Reading US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingWhat Snoop wants: Arizona Bowl gives NIL opportunities to players for Colorado State, Miami (Ohio)
AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth…
Continue Reading What Snoop wants: Arizona Bowl gives NIL opportunities to players for Colorado State, Miami (Ohio)
AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth…
Continue Reading New York correctional officers pummeled handcuffed man before death, footage shows
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly…
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