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Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage...

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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from...

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Former Israeli spies describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and...

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New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman found on fire in a subway car

New York City police announced Sunday they have in custody a “person of interest” in the early morning death of a woman who they believe may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train before being...

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Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year

ROME (AP) — Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations, just in time for the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year that is expected to draw millions of visitors. The...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight...
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion

MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El...
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and...
Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive”...
Baseball Hall of Famer, former Blue Jays Rickey Henderson dead at 65: reports

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died at the age of 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said...