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Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create transitional Palestinian government
By SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage...
King Charles III’s annual Christmas message from Buckingham Palace to include sustainable touches
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will give his second Christmas message from Buckingham Palace in front of a live tree decorated with sustainable ornaments.The message to be broadcast at 3 p.m. on...
The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don't stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to...
The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private...
Beau’s Seven Day Forecast
Beau’s Seven Day Forecast
Beau’s Christmas Eve Forecast. An unsettled week ahead.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson MERRY CHRISTMAS! Merry Christmas, everyone. I want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and happy holidays. I hope you have a wonderful and peaceful...
Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Fast and Furious" star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for...
Santa’s wet sleigh rides through the night.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson I wrote you a Christmas Eve weather poem. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a peaceful year ahead. In the land where snowflakes usually...
The NBA’s annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it’s special to be picked
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat.And in...
Carlisle County Sheriff’s K9 Axel Receives Protective Vest Donation
BARDWELL, Ky. — The Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office K9 Axel has been equipped with a bullet and stab protective vest, thanks to a generous donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest...
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Suspicious Person Complaint
LYON COUNTY, Ky. — On Friday, December 22, 2023, after 3 pm, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious person complaint at a residence on KY 295 North, near the Crittenden County...
Providence Police Investigate Burglary
PROVIDENCE, KY — Providence Police responded to a residence on Saturday after a juvenile male reported an unknown female inside his house when he woke up. The juvenile confronted the female, who...
Mayfield Man Arrested for Domestic Assault
On Sunday December 24th, 2023, Mayfield Police Department Officers were dispatched to the Jackson Purchase Medical Center Emergency Room. A female there was being treated for injuries...
Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. “I just want to see my mother again,’ a son says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fadi Sckak has already lost his father to the violence in Gaza. He wants to help his mother escape that fate. “I just want to see my...
A man is killed and a woman injured in a ‘targeted’ afternoon shooting at a Florida shopping mall
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man died in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas in which the victim was "targeted" for the attack, police said.Ocala Police Chief Mike...
Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press The longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony convened his own meeting 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers) away. He wanted to show his community would find...
New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — Magdalena Simon's only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the contents...
‘The Boys in the Boat’ gives the Hollywood treatment to rowing during an Olympic year
'The Boys in the Boat' gives the Hollywood treatment to rowing during an Olympic yearBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The journey from nowhere to an Olympic gold...
Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life
By JOHN O'CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield's northeast side in 2019, that forced Chris Richmond's hand. The stray...