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Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S.

Dec 15, 2024 1:21 AM Read more >

Flight takes kids to visit Santa at North Pole scene in transformed Denver airport hangar

DENVER (AP) — Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver on Saturday when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole.

Dec 14, 2024 11:12 PM Read more >

Argo the dog, a TSA calendar star, protects air travelers by sniffing out explosives

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — When Argo walks through the doors of Baltimore-Washington International Airport, he knows it’s time to work.

Dec 14, 2024 10:15 PM Read more >

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for

Dec 14, 2024 7:24 PM Read more >

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping wri

Dec 14, 2024 1:54 PM Read more >

Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies

A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims.

Dec 14, 2024 1:43 PM Read more >

Canadians express mixed feelings as federal government's two-month GST holiday begins

TORONTO — Shoppers and businesses across Canada are expressing mixed feeling and showing little enthusiasm as a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday.

Dec 14, 2024 12:33 PM Read more >

Thousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon bar crawls

NEW YORK (AP) — Santa Clauses are coming to town. Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon charity pub crawls.

Dec 14, 2024 11:54 AM Read more >

Charles Dickens' characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author

DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life.

Dec 14, 2024 10:39 AM Read more >

Charles Dickens' characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author

DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life.

Dec 14, 2024 10:22 AM Read more >