When to see ‘blood’ moons, eclipses and meteor showers in 2025
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — With the arrival of a new year comes plenty of opportunities to witness a bevy of celestial events that will…
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Italy’s fashion capital Milan introduces country’s toughest rules on smoking
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of…
Continue Reading Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping…
Continue Reading This place is ‘run by a mob’: Inside the prison where Robert Brooks was beaten to death
By Caroll Alvarado and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The beating and death of an inmate at a New York prison last month has sparked a firestorm…
Continue Reading Man charged with attempted murder after New York subway shoving
By Karina Tsui, Jillian Sykes and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he…
Continue Reading Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed…
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Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children,…
Continue Reading South Korea air crash investigators extract black box data as grieving families mourn the victims
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to…
Continue Reading Taiwan president vows to boost the island’s defense budget as China threats rise
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating…
Continue Reading Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans
Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week,…
Continue Reading Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools
Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are…
Continue Reading Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter…
Continue Reading No. 5 Penn State bottles up Jeanty, beats No. 8 Boise State 31-14 in Fiesta Bowl
AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere…
Continue Reading Driver runs down two New Zealand police officers, killing one
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand police officer died in hospital on Wednesday and another was seriously hurt after a…
Continue Reading Blake Lively sues ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni alleging harassment and smear campaign
AP Entertainment Writer Actor Blake Lively sued “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni and several others tied to the romantic drama on…
Continue Reading Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s planning to attend the funeral of former…
Continue Reading Thousands march in Bangladesh to mark student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Hasina
By Reuters Dhaka, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark…
Continue Reading Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941…
Continue Reading West Ham forward Michail Antonio out of hospital and ‘grateful for being alive’ after car crash
LONDON (AP) — West Ham forward Michail Antonio has sent a message to the Premier League club’s fans after being discharged from the hospital as…
Continue Reading Man shoved onto subway tracks and critically injured as New York prepares for New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man has been shoved onto New York City subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train and is critically injured. The Tuesday…
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