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Russia launches fresh drone strikes in Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack 12/31/2023 11:05am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed 24 people Saturday “would not go unpunished.” The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forc Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 7-13 12/31/2023 10:39am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 7-13: Jan. 7: Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner is 78. Singer Kenny Loggins is 76. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 75. Actor Erin Gray (“Silver Spoons,” ″Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”) is 74. Actor Sammo Hung (“Martial Law”) is 7 Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home 12/31/2023 09:37am • A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She becomes t 24 things to look forward to in 2024 12/31/2023 06:00am • (CNN) — Hope springs eternal, and for many of us, 2024 is a new dawn. We may have limited time before the bloom of the new year fades and we’re left to confront our untended bad habits and the horrors of the world, so let’s make the most of this fleeting moment of optimism. There are plenty Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales 12/30/2023 06:13pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months," pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged en Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, but kept offshore for safety 12/30/2023 03:28pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. There were no injuries to the 19 crew members aboard the Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It's Republicans who have the early edge 12/30/2023 01:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that could have major ramifications in next year's elections. About two dozen Democrats have indicated they won’t seek reelection, with half runn Man City within 2 points of EPL leader Liverpool after beating Sheffield United 12/30/2023 12:18pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City beat Sheffield United 2-0 and moved to within two points of English Premier League leader Liverpool on Saturday. Goals from Rodri and Julian Alvarez at Etihad Stadium secured a comfortable win for the defending champions against the bottom-placed team. T Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California 12/30/2023 01:16am • VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in one of California's coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms. Dozens of people watched construction of the emergency barriers in the Pi California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year 12/30/2023 12:09am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state's most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade. It's an effort that will eventually cost the state about $3.1 billion per year and in Suspect in 2 killings, high-speed chase was armed with stolen rifle from Vegas gun show, police say 12/29/2023 11:04pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his mother in the desert near his childhood home two days after Christmas, setting off a violent high-speed police chase as he carjacked bystanders and fired at officers, authorities s More than 100 anglers rescued from an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river 12/29/2023 10:35pm • RED LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — More than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river were rescued Friday, authorities said. The anglers were on an ice floe in the southeastern area of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County — about 200 miles (322 kilometers) nort The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel 12/29/2023 10:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism. The State Department said Friday that Secretary Maryland's highest paid lobbyists registered to push fossil fuel interests in statehouse next year 12/29/2023 09:49pm • Just in time for the 2024 General Assembly session: An update on state lobbying firms that represent fossil fuel clients — and the governments, clean energy companies, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that hire them. Earlier this year, a new national climate advocacy group A 14-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of killing parents, wounding sister in California attack 12/29/2023 07:56pm • A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and severely wounding his 11-year-old sister, authorities said Friday. The boy is suspected of killing his father, Lue Yang, and mother, Se Vang, both 37, at the family'