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Hamas and Israel blame each other for ceasefire delay
Jana Choukeir, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maytaal Angel, Reuters | Posted Dec. 25 - 4:31 p.m. | Save Story
The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday over their failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in past days.
Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say
Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard has crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau. An official says 38 people were killed and 29 survived.
South Korean team develops 'Iron Man' robot that helps paraplegics walk
Sebin Choi and Daewoung Kim, Reuters | Posted Dec. 25 - 12:51 p.m. | Save Story
South Korean researchers have developed a wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk, maneuver obstacles and climb staircases.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 10:50 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year, a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome.
Silver amulet discovered in Germany could rewrite Christian history in Europe
Lianne Kolirin, CNN | Updated Dec. 25 - 10:13 a.m. | Save Story
A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how Christianity spread under the Roman Empire, experts have said.
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan
Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
A Taliban government official says Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children.
Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in 'Crocodile Dundee,' dies at 90
Nick Perry, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 24 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, says the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie "Crocodile Dundee" has died.
NORAD's Santa Tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Ben Finley, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation's — and the world's — most beloved Christmas traditions.
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa deported to Colombia, walks free after 20 years in US prisons
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 23 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
One of Colombia's infamous drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.
2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 23 - 7:34 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military says two Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident on Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, though, one suffered minor injuries, on Sunday.
Rome's Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year
Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part of Rome's preparations for the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year.
Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon, White House's Sullivan says
Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could decide to build a nuclear weapon, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that he was briefing incoming President-elect Donald Trump's team on the risk.
At least 67 people killed in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 22 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal
Gram Slattery, Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the U.S. ally hand it over.
2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military says two Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, and both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident on Sunday.
Italy's 2026 Winter Games to hold events in New York? U.S. Olympic officials weighing
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 21 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
What had seemed like a far-fetched backup plan for sliding sports at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy is a step closer to reality.
Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured
Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson and Vanessa Gera, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday.
At least 2 dead, 68 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in suspected attack
Associated Press | Posted Dec. 20 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market in a suspected attack.
