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Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured 12/07/2023 08:04pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York, hours before the start of Hanukkah on Thursday, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody, police said. No one was injured. The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid risi US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy 12/07/2023 07:25pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy who had just laid a tire deflation device on the road and was taking cover behind hi 7 Most Active Stocks to Watch 12/07/2023 07:00pm • With the holiday season upon us and the tumultuous year of 2023 drawing to a close, it's time to start thinking about next year. For stock market investors that means deciding which stocks to watch in 2024, and which ones to put on the back burner. One popular metric for determining where to put you What's the Cheapest Way to Travel for the Holidays in 2023? 12/07/2023 07:00pm • Are you looking for the cheapest way to travel during the upcoming holiday season? After two years of elevated costs and high interest rates, many Americans are pinching pennies. But that doesn't mean you have to stay home. Here are five ways to keep your travel costs down. 1. Comparison ShopBefore Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there's nowhere to buy it 12/07/2023 06:11pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of limbo for recreational marijuana use: Adults can now legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it. On Wednesday night, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine urged lawmakers to quickly set parameters for Issue 2, the citizen Jonathan Majors' accuser breaks down on witness stand as footage shows actor shoving her 12/07/2023 06:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who accused Jonathan Majors of assaulting her in the backseat of a car broke down multiple times on the witness stand Thursday as the actor’s attorney repeatedly played a surveillance video that showed Majors lifting her up and thrusting her into the vehicle. “I reall Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population 12/07/2023 06:06pm • LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday defended himself against suggestions that his indifference and failure to heed the advice of scientists led to thousands of unnecessary deaths. In a second Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser 12/07/2023 05:06pm • WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility employee at a work site, killing both, then pulling a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser and crashing, law enforcement officials said. Two other utility worke Fairfax County Fire and Rescue: Combining public safety and volunteer service 12/07/2023 04:26pm • This content is sponsored by the Fairfax County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. John Butler is the fire chief of one of the leading fire departments in the United States, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD). With more than 2,000 uniformed personnel, civilian staff and UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet 12/07/2023 02:52pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least three-fourths of Africans can’t afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due to an “unprecedented food crisis,” United Nations agencies said in a report released Thursday with the African Union Commission. The continent's 1.4 billion people are con Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment 12/07/2023 10:36am • In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking long distances to their jobs or schools. So when city administrator, Laura McAloon, learned of an opportunity to study the development of a bus system to meet those transportation Leah Pruett to start family with Tony Stewart, who will drive her NHRA Top Fuel dragster in 2024 12/07/2023 10:35am • Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett an Md. counties reel from transportation gut punch 12/07/2023 09:46am • A day after a public announcement to cut more than $3 billion in transportation projects, county officials are pushing for answers and a way to avert the gutting of local road and transit priorities. Leaders from the state’s 24 major political subdivisions arrived in Cambridge for the annual Ma Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from NFL team to fund lavish lifestyle 12/07/2023 08:13am • (CNN) — A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL team to fund a lavish lifestyle, according to court documents filed in US District Court this week.The court filing says Amit Patel used the money to fund online gambling, pay Today in History: December 7, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 12/07/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2023. There are 24 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the