Michigan high school choir belts out holiday tunes from a towering Christmas tree
Associated Press MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan high school choir performs its annual holiday concert not near a Christmas tree, but rather in…
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Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican…
Continue ReadingRossi, Kaprizov help Wild beat Ducks 5-1 for 5th straight win
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marco Rossi had two goals and an assist, Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota…
Continue ReadingThe Atlanta Hawks are on a roll with 6 straight wins, but can they keep it going?
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks seemed to be a team on the rise when they made an unexpected run to the Eastern…
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Tracking nice weather this weekend with some changes next week
Heading into the weekend, temperatures will still be warmer than normal, but it will still be great. I am tracking some changes next week and it does…
Continue ReadingDays after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the…
Continue ReadingUnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
AP Health Writers For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are…
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Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily…
Continue Reading Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a…
Continue Reading2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack
Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and…
Continue Reading2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack
Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and…
Continue ReadingTrump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full dose of presidential pomp as…
Continue ReadingGhanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in the west African nation of Ghana willl cast their ballots in a general election poised to be a…
Continue ReadingThe DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters
Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task…
Continue ReadingAlone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest allies
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago. That was at the height of the…
Continue ReadingAn Oregon win, a Clemson upset, and ‘now what?’ for Alabama in the College Football Playoff
AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Undefeated Oregon pulled off the expected and grabbed the top spot in the College Football Playoff. Underdog…
Continue ReadingHospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico’s capital
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block. Its faded…
Continue ReadingYoung hits 3-point in overtime to give Hawks 6 straight wins, 134-132 over Lakers
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight…
Continue ReadingDeRozan, Sabonis help Kings rout Spurs 140-113, with Wembanyama sidelined by injury
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 16 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rolled…
Continue ReadingBureau of Prisons agrees to court monitor, public acknowledgement of staff-on-inmate sexual abuse
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A legal settlement in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse will force the federal Bureau of Prisons…
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