UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in Haiti, and called on ...
Victims and families react as Biden spares the lives of 37 federal death row inmates
Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, ...
Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship
Members of Greece’s former royal family expressed “deep emotion” Monday at a decision to reinstate their Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country’s ...
A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fight
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s ...
Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales are North Atlantic ...
Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi ...
A future ‘SNL’ star was almost cast in ‘Home Alone,’ but he blew his audition
Like a rusty paint can to the face, “Home Alone” left audiences in stitches upon its release in 1990. But its cast almost included a future “SNL” funnyman.
Chat with Santa or find out if you are on the naughty list with these tech features
We’ve moved past simply mailing your wish list to the North Pole. Santa has arrived on ChatGPT and you can talk to him.
Biden didn’t remove these 3 inmates from death row
Those who received the Monday commutations of their sentences saw them go from execution to life with no possibility of parole. However, three “hard cases” were not among the commutations.
6 hospitalized after being struck by vehicle at Missouri frozen custard stand
Mitch McCoy, spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, said the crash happened around 8 p.m. in the Ted Drewes parking lot. The driver, a 19-year-old man, initially fled and went ...
Shooting investigation underway in Spring Valley
A helicopter is circling over a Spring Valley community after a shooting Monday morning involving law enforcement, the sheriff’s office confirmed.
New York City police working to ID woman set ablaze in subway and “person of interest” in her death
New York City police were working Monday to identify the woman who died after being intentionally set on fire inside a stationary subway train as well as more information about a man, now in ...