New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from tens of thousands of beaming people in Times Square who were showered with confetti and hugs after watching the descent of the lighted ball marking the birth of 2024 with hope for some.
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Known for his fierce toughness and grit, Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times and the Southern 500 at his home track of Darlington Raceway five times.
The Houthis acknowledged that 10 of their fighters were killed in the confrontation with the U.S. military and warned of consequences.
The military said Israeli forces were operating in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and residents reported strikes in the central region.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Saturday.
For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.
Dozens of people watched construction of emergency barriers in Ventura, where a rogue wave on Thursday smacked spectators and vehicles as it overran the beach and flowed into a neighborhood.
Iran on Friday executed four people and sentenced several others to prison for having alleged links with Israel’s Mossad security service.
Preparing for a midnight toast and more year-end festivities may require a run or two to the store — but it’s wise to expect some limited business hours.
Israel’s widening campaign is now focused on the urban refugee camps of Bureij, Nuseirat and Maghazi in central Gaza.
Cher has filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son’s money, saying the 47-year-old’s struggles with mental health issues and addiction have left him unable to manage his assets and potentially put his life in danger.
A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who also was armed, authorities said.
Maine became the second state to bar former President Trump from being on the ballot for 2024.
Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen and Turkey.
Israel’s Defense Ministry says roughly 3,000 members of the country’s security forces have been wounded since Hamas terrorists stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7.
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