Louis C.K. mocks Parkland students in audio of stand-up set
Louis C.K. mocks Parkland students in audio of stand-up set
Texas officials have image of pickup involved in attack
Investigators in Houston said Monday that they have a surveillance video image of a pickup truck from which a driver fired several shots into a car carrying a family, killing a 7-year-old girl and wounding the child’s mother.
Kim ready to talk more with Trump but says not to test North
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans’ patience with sanctions and pressure.
New Year’s Day beach cleanup
If you’re looking for something community-minded to do on New Year’s Day, Luan Becerra has what you’re after.
Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection mark transition to new year
Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including political, trade and religious ones.
2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall
Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, officials said.
Car carrier on fire in Pacific, some crew abandon ship
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a fire on a Panamanian car carrier in the Pacific Ocean and says some crew members abandoned the ship.
Throngs packing into Times Square for rainy New Year’s Eve
Revelers in New York’s Times Square are contending with rain drops and a bit of price gouging ahead of the New Year’s Eve ball drop.
US stocks end dismal, volatile year on a bright note
Wall Street closed out a dismal, turbulent year for stocks on a bright note Monday, but still finished 2018 with the worst showing in a decade.
Vatican spokesman, deputy resign amid crisis period for pope
The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned abruptly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican’s communications operations and a crisis period in Pope Francis’ papacy.
National parks dealing with vandals, human waste in shutdown
Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.
Russia: 4 die in building collapse; searchers race weather
Hundreds of rescue workers raced bitterly cold weather in Russia’s Ural Mountains region Monday as they searched for survivors in the hulking concrete blocks from a partially collapsed apartment building where at least four people died.
Congo cuts internet after presidential poll beset by delays
As votes were counted Monday in Congo’s long-delayed presidential election, the internet was cut across the vast Central African country in an apparent effort by the government to prevent social media speculation about the results after a day of balloting plagued by malfunctioning machines and other problems.
Venice to charge day-trippers for access to city center
A measure in Italy’s 2019 budget law will allow the local government in Venice to charge day-trippers for access to the city’s historic center as a way to help defray the considerable costs of maintaining a popular tourist destination built on water, the mayor said.
NASA spacecraft hurtles toward tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto hurtled toward a New Year’s Day rendezvous with a tiny, icy world a billion miles farther out, in what would make it the most distant cosmic body ever explored by humankind.
House Democrats have a plan to re-open government
House Democrats are introducing a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power dynamic in Washington.
Japanese teen sex assault charges against woman dropped
Charges have been dropped against a woman accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student.
Kalaupapa leprosy settlement trail closed after landslide
A steep trail to the Kalaupapa leprosy settlement in Hawaii has been closed indefinitely after a landslide took out a bridge along one of the switchbacks.
US citizen arrested in Russia on spying charges
Russia’s domestic security agency said Monday that it has arrested a U.S. citizen on espionage charges.
New Hawaii law targets bogus service animals
A new Hawaii law making it a crime to falsely present an animal as a service animal is about to go into effect.
World stocks rise on last day of turbulent year
Stock markets mostly rose Monday on the last day of a volatile year, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to resolve trade friction with China after speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Yeet! List says ban ‘optics,’ ‘thought leader,’ ‘collusion’
No collusion! (Or at least a lot less of it.)
2 million in Times Square for New Year’s? Experts say no way
Ryan Seacrest and Anderson Cooper will be there. Snoop Dogg, too.
Elizabeth Warren makes big move toward 2020 presidential run
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two dozen candidates.
Intern killed by lion had a passion for working with animals
An intern was helping do some routine cleaning at a North Carolina wildlife center when a lion attacked and swiftly killed her, authorities said. Visitors were rushed out while the staff and authorities tried vainly to tranquilize the animal and reach the young woman’s body.