President Biden commutes sentences to death row inmates
Clemency will be granted to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the…
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A Maui program kept Lahaina families together by paying households to take in fire survivors
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As many as one-third of people displaced by the August 2023 Maui fires wound up in the homes of friends and…
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Small plane crashed into a golf course in California
Authorities responded to the scene of a small plane that crashed onto a golf course in Carson, California on…
Continue ReadingHow faith communities can be welcoming of believers with disabilities this holiday season and beyond
Associated Press The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist pastor…
Continue ReadingThe Container Store, buffeted by rough housing market and competition, seeks bankruptcy protection
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection, as the storage and organizational goods retailer with…
Continue ReadingTrump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line…
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One person dead following four vehicle crash
According to a press release, the crash happened on Saturday, December 21 at 9:00 p.m. when a 51-year-old man from Brawley was driving a 1996 Toyota…
Continue ReadingFrance observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte,…
Continue ReadingThe internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
AP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online…
Continue ReadingThe internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
AP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online…
Continue ReadingWhat a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by…
Continue ReadingImran Khan’s party holds talks with Pakistan’s government to seek former PM’s release
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The opposition party of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has held a first round of talks with the…
Continue ReadingMickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby: Spurs-Knicks Christmas game is also an animated one at Disney World
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby.…
Continue ReadingChinese court issues suspended death sentence to man who drove car into a crowd of schoolchildren
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese court issued a suspended death sentence to a man for driving his car into a crowd of elementary school…
Continue ReadingChina says Philippine plan to deploy midrange missiles would be ‘extremely irresponsible’
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional…
Continue ReadingMagdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisions
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the…
Continue ReadingBiden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal…
Continue ReadingBritish economy flatlines in 3rd quarter in another blow to new Labour government
LONDON (AP) — The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures in another blow to…
Continue ReadingRomanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers have voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by…
Continue ReadingPandas An An and Ke Ke celebrate their 1st Christmas in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, munching…
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