Woman burned to death in New York subway is identified as 57-year-old from New Jersey
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, police…
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US stock markets to remain closed in honor of Jimmy Carter on National Day of Mourning
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock markets will close on Thursday of next week in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, continuing a…
Continue ReadingFormer CNN anchor Aaron Brown, who helped viewers through the Sept. 11 attacks, has died
Associated Press Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept.…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the…
Continue ReadingRemains of a woman killed in New York identified after over 30 years using DNA technology
NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities have identified the body of a woman found more than 30 years ago near the intersection of two parkways in…
Continue ReadingStephen King’s rock radio station won’t go silent after all
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Author Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going to continue rocking into the new year. Two businessmen…
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Gas prices expected to drop in 2025, according to projections
GasBuddy expects the national average for regular gas to fall to 3.22 a gallon. That’s about 10 cents less than in…
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Germany, France and Poland condemn violence in Georgia, stress support for pro-democracy movement
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have expressed concern about “the political crisis” in…
Continue ReadingThousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister’s prosecution
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people led by students in Bangladesh have called for the prosecution of ousted Prime…
Continue ReadingMontenegro extradites cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States
Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has extradited a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to the United…
Continue ReadingBerlin police say they have detained a man who attacked 2 people with a knife
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked and injured two people in the city’s Charlottenburg neighborhood, further…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
AP Business Writer A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their…
Continue ReadingPara Trump, es “el centro del universo”: Mar-a-Lago es un imán para quienes buscan influencia
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El presidente electo, Donald Trump, llama a su residencia de Mar-a-Lago “el Centro del…
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President-Elect Trump backs Mike Johnson to remain House Speaker
On Monday, the president-elect wrote on his social media platform that Johnson has his “complete and total…
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Ukrainian flag raised over honorary consulate in Syria
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha raised a flag over the country’s honorary consulate in Damascus, Syria, during a trip on Monday, December…
Continue ReadingHow to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in…
Continue ReadingInitial results of imprecise census in Myanmar show a slight population drop
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has announced that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian…
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Workstations at the U.S. Treasury Department hacked
Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software…
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CHP arrests two suspects for allegedly stealing two GMC trucks from a Nevada dealership
Two separate California Highway Patrol (CHP) pursuits of two GMC trucks reported stolen from a Nevada dealership ended Monday afternoon as both…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea…
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