Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age…
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Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open
AP Business Writer The discount chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open. Big Lots said it will be sold to Gordon…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east…
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Santa Cruz city leaders provide update on wharf’s future
As demolition of the remaining parts of the wharf continued, leaders said there’s currently no timetable for reopening the popular…
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President-Elect Trump asks SCOTUS for more time to save TikTok
Trump submitted an Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court and asked them to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok in the United…
Continue ReadingRed Sox sign Dodgers World Series clincher Walker Buehler to one-year deal
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox announced Saturday that they signed right-hander Walker Buehler, a two-time All-Star who was on the mound when the…
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California resident wins the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot
The winning ticket from Friday’s drawing was was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas in…
Continue ReadingHundreds gathered in Hong Kong for the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the city’s first pyrotechnics drone show, as part of a…
Continue ReadingSweden embarks on a sober search for more cemetery space in case of war
Associated Press GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they’ll…
Continue ReadingPhysical therapy is ‘the best-kept secret in health care’
AP Sports Writer Most people think of physical therapy as rehabilitation. But many physical therapists want the profession to be seen as preventive…
Continue ReadingDrought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging…
Continue ReadingTexas tight end Gunnar Helm a standout who stayed patient and stayed put in transfer era
AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Scan the rosters of Texas and Arizona State ahead of the Peach Bowl and the usual names pop out. Texas…
Continue ReadingItaly’s far-right government wins final approval for its 30-billion-euro budget
ROME (AP) — Italy’s parliament has approved the government’s 2025 budget, worth a total of 30 billion euros — more than half of that in tax…
Continue ReadingPutin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident”…
Continue ReadingAbortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
Associated Press Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and…
Continue ReadingThick fog disrupts some flights on one of the UK’s busiest weekends for travel
LONDON (AP) — Travelers flying to or from the U.K. are facing further disruptions as thick fog and low visibility restrict air traffic on one of…
Continue ReadingWill New Year’s Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone. A majority of U.S…
Continue ReadingOlivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her…
Continue ReadingIsrael detains the director of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals during a raid
Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s army detained the director of one of northern Gaza ‘s last functioning…
Continue ReadingAfghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week.…
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