Dec 21 From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts By Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick, Santa or Kris Kringle, the history of how he got his name is one that… Continue reading
Dec 21 Rocket from Yemen injures 16 in Tel Aviv, while Gazans mourn 12 children killed by Israeli strikes By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, while mourners in Gaza held funerals for 19 people — 12 of them children — killed… Continue reading
Dec 21 Passenger bus and truck collide in southeastern Brazil, killing 37 people By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press Authorities said Saturday afternoon that all victims had been removed from the site and an investigation would determine the cause of the accident. Continue reading
Dec 21 Death toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, with a 9-year-old among those killed By Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press City official Ronni Krug said he didn’t have further information on the adults who were killed on Friday night. He said 200 people were injured, of whom 41 in serious or very serious condition. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:35 Former U.S. ambassador to Syria outlines challenges to rebuilding the war-torn country By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn American diplomats were in Syria for the first time since the U.S. shut its embassy in Damascus in 2012. They met with Syria's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and announced the $10 million bounty the U.S. placed on him would be… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 10:15 How life in the West Bank has become brutal and unpredictable after Oct. 7 By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Overnight in the occupied West Bank, a mosque was vandalized and set on fire by Israeli settlers. Attacks against Palestinians there have increased greatly since the Oct. 7 terror attacks. Israel describes the West Bank as one of seven fronts… Continue watching
Dec 20 Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet amid political turmoil and mounting calls to resign By Rob Gillies, Associated Press An embattled Trudeau reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday — but whether he will step aside in the coming days or weeks remains an open question. Continue reading
Dec 20 VA faces urgent calls to fix benefits for vets with burn-pit injuries before time runs out By Dan Sagalyn, Elaine Grossman, Vivian Hoang The VA met with veterans behind closed doors Dec. 12 in what the agency termed a “listening session” about CB and other service-related lung conditions. Continue reading
Dec 20 Driver hits crowd with car at Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2 and injuring 60 By Ebrahim Noroozi, Chris Stern, Geir Moulson, Associated Press A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:20 News Wrap: In annual news conference, Putin vows to continue war in Ukraine In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Putin reaffirmed his commitment to continuing the war in Ukraine, Luigi Mangione returned to New York as he faces additional federal murder charges and the 15-year-old girl who shot and killed two people… Continue watching