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Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
December 24, 2024 - 4:46 PM

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza.
San Francisco hotel workers near the end of a 3-month strike
December 24, 2024 - 4:16 PM

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — The last group of striking hotel workers in San Francisco are voting Tuesday to approve a tentative agreement for a new contract with Hilton, ending a strike that has lasted three months.
Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
December 24, 2024 - 4:10 PM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years, describing it as an effort to hold PacifiCorp accountable as the utility faces a series of lawsuits stemming from the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.
King Charles III is set to focus on healthcare workers in his traditional Christmas message
December 24, 2024 - 4:08 PM

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message to highlight health workers, at the end of a year in which both he and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancer.
Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded
December 24, 2024 - 3:29 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.
Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
December 24, 2024 - 3:26 PM

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday.
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December 24, 2024 - 3:04 PM

Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in Gaza
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive
December 24, 2024 - 2:59 PM

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters in Syria, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, said Tuesday they have launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
Spain's monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech
December 24, 2024 - 2:52 PM

MADRID (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the victims of the catastrophic Valencia flash floods, and urged the country to remain calm while addressing hot-button issues such as immigration and housing affordability.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation
December 24, 2024 - 2:52 PM

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo said it was “just a little cold” as he posed bare-chested in the snow before taking an icy dip in a pool during a Christmas vacation in Finland’s Lapland region.
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Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts

San Francisco hotel workers near the end of a 3-month strike

Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits

King Charles III is set to focus on healthcare workers in his traditional Christmas message

Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded

Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive

Spain's monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation

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