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The Cheapest Ways to Ship Packages 12/12/2023 07:00pm • Emails, texts and online messaging may have largely replaced physical letters, but there is only so much you can send over the internet. Shipping carriers will continue to do brisk business as long as there are online auction items to deliver and long-distance gifts to be mailed. The three main ship Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai 12/12/2023 05:38pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A standoff between countries that want a dramatic phase-out of planet-warming fossil fuels and those that don't pushed a critical climate summit officially into overtime on Tuesday. But organizers were about to float another try at compromise. The United Nations- Editorial Roundup: United States 12/12/2023 03:14pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 8 The Washington Post on a border solution Given the never-ending partisan brawl over the southern U.S. border, it is not surprising that American voters would believe that the United States faces a wave of migration with little p Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government's plan to close top prosecutors' office 12/12/2023 02:04pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands rallied in the capital and other major cities in Slovakia on Tuesday to denounce a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government include a proposal to abo Camellias don't deserve their reputation as garden divas 12/12/2023 08:33am • Camellias, known as “the queens of the winter flowers,” have for some reason been saddled with an unfair reputation as being difficult. Yes, they are susceptible to fungal diseases and scale insect infestations, but so are many other plants. And it’s true they don’t like salt spray or abrup Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city 12/12/2023 12:15am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The constitutional right of equal treatment under the law is at the center of a monthslong legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi's majority-Black capital city of Jackson. A federal judge is set to hear arguments Dec. 19 over the Capitol Complex Improvement Live updates | Israel says it's ready to fight for months to defeat Hamas as deaths surpass 17,700 12/11/2023 11:50pm • Israel says it's prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza's Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive has killed more than 17,700 Palestinians in Gaza, around two-thirds of the Largest Baseball Contract Packages 12/11/2023 10:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball contracts worth $300 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for deferred money: Player, ClubYearsTotalShohe Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit as Ukraine funding stalls in Congress 12/11/2023 07:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked off a quick visit to Washington on Monday, warning in a speech at a defense university that Russia may be fighting in Ukraine but its “real target is freedom” in America and around the world. He also issued a personal plea for Co New York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants 12/11/2023 05:06pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will spend $1 billion to expand research into chip technology in Albany, the state's capital, with the goal of turning the region into a global center of semiconductor research and manufacturing, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. She said the investment will bo Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles as fears increase of attacks on energy infrastructure 12/11/2023 03:47pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Monday destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity. The predawn attack on Kyiv came amid warnings that Russia will step up its attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure as winter set UK sends 2 minehunters to Ukraine as Britain and Norway seek to bolster Kyiv's navy in the Black Sea 12/11/2023 11:40am • LONDON (AP) — Britain and Norway announced Monday that they were banding together to bolster Ukraine’s navy, saying that strong maritime forces were critical to countering Russia's aggression and securing grain and steel shipments through the Black Sea. As part of the effort, Britain is sending Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents 12/10/2023 07:58pm • LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States through a gap in the wall and walking overnight about 14 miles (23 kilometers) with two school-aged Is Your Home Alone for the Holidays? How to Keep Your House Bandit-Free 12/10/2023 07:00pm • When your family goes out of town for the holidays, fingers crossed, you won't leave a kid behind. But then who's going to keep your home safe from the criminals waiting to pounce on an empty house or apartment? There's no need to call on Kevin McCallister of "Home Alone" if you follow these ways to Getting charged on energy drinks? Be wary of the potential dangers, one doctor warns 12/10/2023 04:30pm • Days are getting shorter and the to-do lists are getting longer. If you are looking to put a pep in your holiday step with energy drinks, one doctor recommends finding other ways to get going and fight the winter doldrums. “It's dark earlier," said bariatric surgeon Dr. Kaitlin Mirkin. "So, our