Politics Dec 29 World leaders react to former President Jimmy Carter's death Leaders around the world issued statements of condolences and respect in response to news of former President Jimmy Carter's death.
World Dec 29 Musk's backing of far-right AfD party creates uproar in Germany ahead of key elections Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.
World Dec 29 Azerbaijan's president wants Russia to admit it shot down airliner and 'punish the guilty' Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days.
World Dec 29 Russian man arrested for allegedly running gay travel agency dies in custody Just over a year ago, Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism in a ruling that designated “the international LGBT movement” as extremist.
Nation Dec 29 Severe weather system moves east after tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2, injure 6 A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.
World Dec 29 Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits tournament over dispute about jeans Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International Chess Federation said.
Nation Dec 28 Winning ticket for $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in California, lottery says At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number Friday night.
World Dec 28 Putin apologizes for 'tragic incident' without acknowledging Azerbaijani plane was shot down Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible.
World Dec 27 Azerbaijani minister says downed plane was hit from the outside, possibly by weapon Officials in Moscow have said a drone attack was underway in the region that the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was destined for but have not addressed statements from aviation experts who blamed the crash on Russian air defenses responding to a…
Economy Dec 26 How the stock market defied expectations in 2024, by the numbers U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates.