Jan 01 United Kingdom sees flooding after heavy rain as wild weather disrupts New Year's events By Associated Press Parts of the United Kingdom have been swamped by heavy rains and powerful winds that disrupted New Year's celebrations. Continue reading
Jan 01 The notable lives we lost in 2024 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, actress Maggie Smith and hall-of-fame baseball player Willie Mays are among some of the notable people who died this year… Continue reading
Jan 01 New Orleans New Year's Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weapon By Associated Press Police say a person who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was hell-bent on creating carnage. Continue reading
Jan 01 As grieving families mourn the victims of South Korea plane crash, investigators extract black box data By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korean plane disaster have visited the crash site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year's Day. Continue reading
Jan 01 At least 12 women and children killed during Israeli strike in Gaza as war grinds into the new year By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in Gaza, mostly women and children. Continue reading
Jan 01 Pope doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day message, calls for commitment to protect life By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 4:42 South Korean officials were worried about barrier before it was struck by Jeju Air flight By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Lachlan Hyatt American investigators have arrived in South Korea to help investigate the crash of a Jeju Air flight. On Tuesday, we learned the airport's internal guidelines questioned the placement of a barrier at the end of the runway. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 11:35 U.N. accuses Israel of pushing Gaza health system to 'brink of total collapse' By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The U.N. Human Rights Office says Israel’s operations in Gaza have pushed the health care system “to the brink of total collapse” and may be a violation of international law. Israel accuses Hamas of integrating into hospitals and using staff… Continue watching
Dec 31 Russian and Iranian groups sanctioned over U.S. election disinformation By David Klepper, Associated Press Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November's vote. Continue reading
Dec 31 Rocked by conflict and change, Middle East greets new year By Ghaith Alsayed, Wafaa Shurafa, Lujain Jo, Associated Press While Syrians looked forward to a new beginning, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year. War-weary Palestinians in Gaza saw little hope that 2025 would bring an end to… Continue reading