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In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, rescuers from Serbia operate at a collapsed building ...
Associated Press

Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51

The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, with no more bodies believed to be in the ruins.
7 years ago
Custodian of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Francesco Patton holds a wooden relic believed t...
Associated Press

Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem

A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem.
7 years ago
crocodiles and alligators...
Associated Press

Uninvited alligator interrupts Florida family’s Thanksgiving

An angry alligator slammed the repeatedly slammed the front door of a home in Florida. The alligator was not happy about being denied entrance into the home during the family's Thanksgiving dinner.
7 years ago
In this grab taken from video made available by @HLOBlog, a man is surrounded by police after an in...
Associated Press

2 killed in London stabbings; police fatally shoot suspect

A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack.
7 years ago
Dutch police secure a shopping street after a stabbing incident in the center of The Hague, Netherl...
Associated Press

Dutch police: 3 people wounded in Hague stabbing

Three people were wounded in a stabbing in The Hague’s main shopping district Friday night, and police were searching for at least one suspect, authorities said.
7 years ago
Hong Kong...
YANAN WANG Associated Press

China furious, Hong Kong celebrates after US move on bills

China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the U.S. ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington.
7 years ago
Scientists have discovered a "monster black hole" so massive that, in theory, it shouldn't exist.

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Jessie Yeung, CNN

Scientists have discovered a ‘monster’ black hole that’s so big it shouldn’t exist

Scientists have discovered a "monster black hole" so massive that, in theory, it shouldn't exist.
7 years ago
FILE - This March 21, 2019 file photo shows a warning sign and a police officer's vehicle at Walt G...
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press

Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking

A man arrested in Hawaii will be sent to Utah, where he’s accused of tormenting a family for more than year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump smiles before addressing members of the military during a surprise Thanksgiv...
JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump thanks troops on Afghan visit, says Taliban want deal

President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and the Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban want a cease-fire.
7 years ago
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ANGELA CHARLTON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press

Black Friday frenzy goes global – and not everyone’s happy

People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa - but they do shop on Black Friday.
7 years ago
This photo tweeted by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows the recently charred chaparral...
Associated Press

Thanksgiving brings brief respite from worst of snow, winds

Snow around the United States impacted travelers during Thanksgiving.
7 years ago
Bomb disposal police watch from a cordoned area as evidence is collected in a cordoned off area in ...
Associated Press

Hong Kong police to end siege, return campus to university

Police in Hong Kong were preparing Friday to reopen access to a university campus after blocking it for 12 days to try to arrest protesters holed up inside.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, men carry the remains of Dawna Ray Langford, 43, and her so...
MARK STEVENSON Associated Press

Families in US enclave in north Mexico hold sad Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving arrived with a sense of loss, but also a sense of solidarity, in enclaves of U.S. dual-national families in northern Mexico after the death of nine people.
7 years ago
In this undated photo provided on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Kore...
HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press

Seoul says North Korea has fired 2 short-range projectiles

North Korea fired two short-range projectiles, likely from a "super-large" multiple rocket launcher, South Korea's military said.
7 years ago
FILE - This March 21, 2019 file photo shows a warning sign and a police officer's vehicle at Walt G...
Associated Press

The Latest: Extreme stalking case hearing to be held in Utah

A Hawaii man is accused of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers and others to a Utah home, including plumbers and prostitutes.
7 years ago
FILE -  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to sign a law on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, ban...
PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

No more menthol cigarettes: New ban on tobacco, vape flavors

Massachusetts is the first U.S. state to ban flavored tobacco and nicotine vape products, including menthol cigarettes. Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law on Wednesday intended to reduce the appeal of such products to youth.
7 years ago
BRADY McCOMBS and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press

UPDATE: Hawaii suspect faces hearing in cyberstalking of Utah family

A man accused of tormenting a Utah family via cyberstalking is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday afternoon. Loren Okamura has been indicted on charges of cyberstalking, interstate threats and transporting people for prostitution, court documents show.
7 years ago
In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, photo, bell ringer Carolyn Harper points to two ways to donate via m...
KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press

No cash? Salvation Army now accepting mobile donations

The organization has tested other cashless options in recent years, including a text message-based program and credit and debit card readers that plugged into bell ringers’ phones. But both were time consuming compared to dropping cash into the kettle.
7 years ago
First lady Melania Trump speaks at the B'More Youth Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at UMBC in Balt...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Melania Trump defends rights of Baltimore teens to boo her

BALTIMORE (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday defended the rights of teenagers who booed her when she addressed them in Baltimore, a city her husband, President Donald Trump, has disparaged as “rat and rodent infested.” She traveled there to urge hundreds of middle and high school students to avoid misusing drugs, saying that would make […]
7 years ago
This Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, photo provided by Wake Coulter shows a Thanksgiving meal being served o...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

NYC commuters enjoy Thanksgiving feast on subway car

Thanksgiving came early for a group of New York City commuters who enjoyed a holiday feast on a subway train.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, Paul Petersen, an Arizona elected official accused of run...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arizona official seeks trial delay in human trafficking case

The Arizona official who is accused of running an adoption-fraud scheme involving smuggling women from a country in the Pacific asked an Arkansas court to delay his trail for 10 months, arguing the defense has already received hundreds of documents related to charges.
7 years ago
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BRADY McCOMBS and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press

UPDATE: Hawaii suspect faces hearing in cyberstalking of Utah family

U.S. prosecutors have arrested a Hawaii man they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers and others to a Utah home, including plumbers and prostitutes.
7 years ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 charged with killing woman in southwest Nebraska

Two people already charged with kidnapping, one of which is from Utah, have now been accused of killing one, whose body was found in a drainage pipe in southwest Nebraska.
7 years ago
File photo: President Donald Trump. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have scheduled the next hearing in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump for December 4, 2019.
7 years ago