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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

November 29, 2023, 6:10pm Latest News Updated 11 hours ago

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down… Read story

Ukraine insists it sees no sign of NATO war fatigue

November 29, 2023, 4:56pm Nation & World

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba insisted on Wednesday that NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia and take… Read story

Kraft debuts dairy-free mac and cheese in the US

November 30, 2023, 6:00am Food

Kraft Macaroni and… Fava Beans? Read story

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, attends a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on worldwide threats to the United States, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, attends a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on worldwide threats to the United States, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

November 29, 2023, 4:55pm Nation & World

As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has told Congress the country’s “broken” immigration system is in need of a top-to-bottom update. Read story

FILE - Actress Frances Sternhagen holds her award for best featured actress in a play for her performance in &ldquo;The Heiress&rdquo; during the Tony Awards in New York on June 4, 1995. Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as &ldquo;Cheers,&rdquo; &ldquo;ER,&rdquo; &ldquo;Sex and the City&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Closer,&rdquo; has died. She was 93.

Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

FILE - Actress Frances Sternhagen holds her award for best featured actress in a play for her performance in &ldquo;The Heiress&rdquo; during the Tony Awards in New York on June 4, 1995. Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as &ldquo;Cheers,&rdquo; &ldquo;ER,&rdquo; &ldquo;Sex and the City&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Closer,&rdquo; has died. She was 93.

November 29, 2023, 3:21pm Entertainment

Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died. She was 93. Read story

FILE - This photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife from a remote camera set by biologist Chris Stermer, shows a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2016, a rare sighting of the elusive species in the state. Scientists estimate that only about 300 wolverines survive in the contiguous U.S.

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

FILE - This photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife from a remote camera set by biologist Chris Stermer, shows a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2016, a rare sighting of the elusive species in the state. Scientists estimate that only about 300 wolverines survive in the contiguous U.S.

November 29, 2023, 2:15pm Latest News

The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the rare species’ snowy mountain refuges and push them toward extinction. Read story

FILE - An Israeli flag hangs between destroyed houses in the kibbutz Kfar Azza, Israel, near the Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS. Since the bloody Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the war, Israeli leaders and commanders have likened the Palestinian militant group to the Islamic State group. They point to Hamas&rsquo; brutal slaughter of hundreds of civilians and compare their Gaza war to the U.S.-led campaign to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria.

Israeli military says 10 Israelis, four Thai nationals, have been released by Hamas

FILE - An Israeli flag hangs between destroyed houses in the kibbutz Kfar Azza, Israel, near the Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS. Since the bloody Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the war, Israeli leaders and commanders have likened the Palestinian militant group to the Islamic State group. They point to Hamas&rsquo; brutal slaughter of hundreds of civilians and compare their Gaza war to the U.S.-led campaign to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria.

November 29, 2023, 2:12pm Latest News Updated 16 hours ago

Hamas released 16 hostages late Wednesday in the last swap for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel under the current Gaza truce, as international mediators raced to seal another extension to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and ground offensive. Read story

A Japan&#039;s coast guard vessel conducts search and rescue operation around the site where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was believed to crash in the sea off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Japan&#039;s coast guard has found a person and debris in the ocean where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan, officials said.

U.S. Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training mission, killing at least 1 of 8 on board

A Japan&#039;s coast guard vessel conducts search and rescue operation around the site where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was believed to crash in the sea off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Japan&#039;s coast guard has found a person and debris in the ocean where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan, officials said.

November 29, 2023, 12:55pm Latest News Updated 16 hours ago

A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission Wednesday off of the country's southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members, the Japanese coast guard said. Read story

FILE - Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver. Jurors will have to decide if the two paramedics committed a crime when they gave the 23-year-old Black man an overdose of the sedative ketamine after he was forcibly restrained by officers in Aurora.

Prosecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain’s distress after stop and killed him with overdose

FILE - Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver. Jurors will have to decide if the two paramedics committed a crime when they gave the 23-year-old Black man an overdose of the sedative ketamine after he was forcibly restrained by officers in Aurora.

November 29, 2023, 10:40am Nation & World Updated 20 hours ago

A Colorado prosecutor said Wednesday that two paramedics ”did nothing" to help an ailing Elijah McClain as he lay on the ground and instead injected him with an overdose of a powerful sedative that killed the 23-year-old Black man after he had been weakened by police neck holds when officers forcibly restrained… Read story

3 dead, 1 hospitalized in explosion that sparked massive fire at Ohio auto repair shop

November 29, 2023, 10:40am Nation & World Updated 20 hours ago

An explosion at an auto repair shop in Ohio that killed three people and sent a fourth person to a hospital sparked a massive fire that burned for hours and spewed thick, black smoke into the air. Read story