Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2024
Snow falls overnight in New York City
As Friday night progressed into Saturday morning, the rain changed to snow for everyone. An additional coating to maybe as high as two inches of snow…
Continue ReadingBlake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue Reading Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is drawing a direct link between immigration and an attack in…
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House and Senate pass bill to prevent government shutdown
The Republican-controlled House passed the bill Friday with a 366-to-4 vote. The House then sent the bill over to the Democratic-controlled Senate,…
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Senate Democrats on Judiciary Committee release ethics report on Supreme Court justices
The 95-page report accuses the justices of being lax in identifying conflicts of interest that should cause them to excuse themselves from a…
Continue Reading Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country’s northwest.…
Continue Reading Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium’s king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid to address extensive damage caused by hurricane…
Continue Reading Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders’ path to returning to nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress…
Continue Reading How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Financial stress. And the desire…
Continue Reading 38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state…
Continue Reading Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers are reporting to the country’s new rulers for the first time since…
Continue Reading German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany, which police are treating as an attack, is the latest in a grim…
Continue Reading In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
AP National Writer Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since…
Continue Reading 13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large…
Continue Reading What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive…
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