The winter solstice is almost here, the Northern Hemisphere’s darkest day
The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere — ideal conditions for holiday…
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What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
NEW YORK (AP) — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple’s Tim…
Continue Reading Canada’s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here’s what could happen next
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money…
Continue Reading Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s…
Continue Reading Stellantis pledges invest $2.1 million in Italian production in 2025 during talks with government
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The Stellantis automaker has pledged to invest 2 billion euros or $2.1 billion in Italian production next year and…
Continue Reading Small winter catch set for New England’s long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England shrimp will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year under a research fishing…
Continue Reading Georgian police open criminal negligence case after 12 found dead at ski resort restaurant
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia have launched a criminal negligence investigation after 12 people were found dead at an Indian restaurant…
Continue Reading Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education…
Continue Reading German-Russian woman in Berlin hospital after saying she suspects she was poisoned
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a German-Russian woman has been taken to an isolation ward at a Berlin hospital after informing medical staff that she…
Continue Reading Democrats pick Gerry Connolly for Oversight post, rejecting Ocasio-Cortez bid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on a prominent House committee next year. House…
Continue Reading Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say…
Continue Reading Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death…
Continue Reading California’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal says in an essay posted online that he thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago.…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has carved out exceptions for close ally Israel that block a U.S. law restricting foreign…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
Associated Press A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding…
Continue Reading About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in…
Continue Reading Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any…
Continue Reading Woman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested…
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