Brazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president in the capital, Brasilia, assuming office for the third time after thwarting outgoing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bidPowered by WPeMatico
2nd earthquake in 2 weeks jolts Northern California’s Humboldt County
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook Northern California's on New Year's Day, striking in the same area where a tremor struck about two weeks ago.Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 6 ‘disqualifies’ Trump from GOP presidential nomination, Asa Hutchinson says
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R, said Sunday that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Capitol Hill "disqualifies" Donald Trump from winning the 2024 GOP nomination.Powered by WPeMatico
Full speed ahead: ‘Avatar’ sequel again dominates box office
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing downPowered by WPeMatico
Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass.Powered by WPeMatico
Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45
Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancerPowered by WPeMatico
Dubai ends 30% tax on alcohol sales, fee for liquor licenses
Dubai has ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licenses free to obtainPowered by WPeMatico
Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
Pointer earned pop success as part of The Pointer Sisters.Powered by WPeMatico
Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several
A spokesman for the Taliban-led government says a bombing at a military airport checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and wounded several peoplePowered by WPeMatico
Τα πρώτα κρουαζιερόπλοια για το 2023 «έδεσαν» σε Χανιά και Ρόδο
Αισιοδοξία στον τουριστικό κλάδο για σημαντική αύξηση του κλάδου της κρουαζιέρας τη νέα χρονιάPowered by WPeMatico
Stampede during New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9
Police say a stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has left at least nine people dead, including childrenPowered by WPeMatico
Here are some of the major new laws that go into effect in 2023
As the new year rings in, several new state regulations on criminal justice employment, employment and other sectors will go into effect.Powered by WPeMatico
Andrew Tate detained on human trafficking, rape charges for 30 days
Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate will be detained in Romania for 30 days on charges of human trafficking and rape, officials said.Powered by WPeMatico
15 dead, 47 injured in western Mexico bus crash
Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico's Pacific coast state of NayaritPowered by WPeMatico
New York OKs human composting law; 6th state in US to do so
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a law making her state the sixth in the nation to allow human composting as a method of burialPowered by WPeMatico
Power failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas
A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuelsPowered by...
3 Indianapolis officers shoot man apparently sleeping in car
Two Indianapolis police investigations are underway after three officers shot a man who appeared to have been sleeping in his carPowered by WPeMatico
Ukraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy KremlinPowered by WPeMatico
City declares weeklong emergency curfew after ‘rampage of shootings’
Officials in the small city of Eudora, Arkansas, are enforcing an emergency curfew after struggling to stop what the city’s mayor described as a “rampage of shootings.”Powered by WPeMatico
Another woman files sex abuse lawsuit against Cosby, NBC
A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 has sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this monthPowered by WPeMatico
North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern watersPowered by WPeMatico
Brian May: Knighthood comes with ‘a little bit more clout’
Queen guitarist Brian May is now a “Sir.”Powered by WPeMatico
MGM Resorts sells land that was site of Las Vegas massacre
MGM Resorts International has sold land on the Las Vegas Strip that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. historyPowered by WPeMatico
Washington State grad student arrested in Idaho murders
Police in Moscow, Idaho, announced the arrest of a 28-year-old on Friday for the murders of four University of Idaho students.Powered by WPeMatico
Bill Gates made 2022’s biggest charitable donation
Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022Powered by WPeMatico
S&P 500 closes out dismal year with worst loss since 2008
Stocks are closing out 2022 with more losses, giving the S&P 500 its worst year since 2008Powered by WPeMatico
Ginni Thomas says she regrets post-election texts to Meadows
Virginia Thomas says she regrets sending texts to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election, telling the House Jan_ 6 committee in a September interview that “I would take them all back if I could today.”Powered by WPeMatico
Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr says it has signed Cristiano Ronaldo
Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr says it has signed Cristiano RonaldoPowered by WPeMatico
Bucs’ Gabbert, brothers rescue people in Tampa chopper crash
Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert became an unexpected hero when a helicopter crashed into a bayPowered by WPeMatico
Google to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve privacy suit
Google has agreed to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practicesPowered by WPeMatico
Man fatally shot becomes DC’s 200th homicide this year
Washington, D.C., reached 200 homicides for second year in a row.Powered by WPeMatico
Ισραήλ: Η χώρα επιβάλλει τεστ για κορονοϊό σε ταξιδιώτες από την Κίνα
Λόγω της έξαρσης των κρουσμάτων στην ασιατική χώραPowered by WPeMatico
Alabama to allow concealed guns without permit in 2023
Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without getting a state permit that requires a background checkPowered by WPeMatico
Grubhub to pay $3.5M settlement for deceptive practices, hidden fees
Grubhub will pay a $3.5M settlement for a lawsuit from March for alleged violations of Washington D.C.'s Consumer Protection and Procedures Act.Powered by WPeMatico
Η Ελλάδα στις πρώτες προτιμήσεις των Γάλλων ταξιδιωτών για το 2022
Σύμφωνα με την Les Echos οι Γάλλοι τουρίστες στη χώρα μας αυξήθηκαν κατά 21% το πρώτο εννιάμηνο του 2022 σε σύγκριση με το 2019Powered by WPeMatico
Biden signs $1.7T government spending bill, ensuring funding for most of 2023
President Joe Biden Thursday signed the omnibus spending bill into law while on vacation, extending funding for the government into next year.Powered by WPeMatico
Bob Penny, bit actor in numerous Hollywood films, dies at 87
An Alabama actor who played small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama” has died at age 87Powered by WPeMatico
Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday
Southwest Airlines expects to return to normal operations this week after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent daysPowered by WPeMatico
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at 81
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has died. She was 81.Powered by WPeMatico
Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight streetcar
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett broke with his practice of staying out of local politics to urge his hometown of Omaha to abandon its planned streetcar project because he says it's too expensive and not as flexible as busesPowered by WPeMatico