Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
Associated Press The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election:…
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Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party
Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy…
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President-Elect Trump announces White House Press Secretary
President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Karoline Leavitt as the White House Press…
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Bullet strikes a Southwest Airlines plane in Texas
An airport spokesperson said the incident involved Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 as it was preparing to depart for Indianapolis. Passengers were on…
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California man sentenced to life in prison for murder of a gay college student
Samuel Woodward was sentenced on Friday after stabbing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate back in…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast
Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras,…
Continue ReadingOlav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his…
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One person injured after crashing into a block wall of a residence
In a press release, the crash happened at around 9:45pm Friday in the area of W. 16th Street, near Haupt Lateral, when officers received a report of…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Heretic,’ why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers
Associated Press In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his…
Continue ReadingFrom New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House
Associated Press TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the…
Continue ReadingAnxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling,…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region refuse to cede control of government buildings
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government…
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Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back…
Continue Reading Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission has been doused with black paint at a meeting to…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom stops the flow of natural gas to Austria, OMV utility says
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company…
Continue Reading Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of…
Continue Reading Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous…
Continue Reading Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump’s victory are mixed on NATO’s eastern flank
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump’s victory, standing and…
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