By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2024 / 09:30 am The healing of a British World War I soldier at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France has been proclaimed as the 71st miracle attributed to the pilgrimage site. Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool in England declared the miraculous healing…
Even as the weather was expected to improve, forecasters said gusty winds will continue through Wednesday morning, complicating firefighting efforts. MALIBU, Calif. — Weather conditions were forecast to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that’s forced up to 20,000 people — including performers Cher, Dick Van…
Seth Wickersham, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL…
ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE – DECEMBER 10: (——EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘ZAPORIZHZHIA … [+] REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS——) Emergency services work to rescue civilians trapped under the rubble of a destroyed building after Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on December 10,…
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Meredith G. White When you think of areas like Shreveport, Bossier City, or Webster Parish, celebrity is not normally the word that comes to mind. However, Northwest Louisiana has been home to many famous people through the decades. The area, nestled next to the borders of Texas and Arkansas, has produced A-List actors, music legends…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. WATCH: Nikki Giovanni reads…
Four separate air strikes by Israeli forces, which killed at least 49 civilians and decimated entire families in Lebanon, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today. Under international law, direct attacks on civilians or civilian objects, indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians, and disproportionate attacks that cause excessive incidental civilian loss…
A fast-growing wildfire has set the affluent, star-studded Southern California community of Malibu ablaze, covering thousands of acres, burning up homes, closing roads and sending residents fleeing, including Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke. The Franklin Fire continued to explode in size overnight, and covers 3,983 acres as of Wednesday morning with 7% containment, according to…
CNN — The Democrats’ last line of defense against Republican inroads among working-class voters is continuing to crumble. Even labor unions, which have provided Democrats their best vehicle to reach blue-collar voters, could not prevent Donald Trump from making big gains among their members without a college degree in last month’s presidential election. Trump ran…