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A Venezuelan family's Christmas: From the American dream to poverty
MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — This was not the Christmas that Mariela Gómez would have imagined a year ago. Or the one that thousands of other Venezuelan immigrants would have thought. But Donald Trump returned to the White House in January and quickly ended their American dream.So Gómez found herself spending the holiday in northern Venezuela for the first time in eight years. She dressed up, cooked, got her son a scooter and smiled for her in-laws. Hard as she tried, though, she could not ignore the main challenges faced by returning migrants: unemployment and poverty.
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
A Powerball ticket purchased outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. The winning ticket was sold in Cabot, lottery officials in Arkansas said Thursday. The community of roughly 27,000 people is 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock.
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in U.S. history... Read More
Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the country's capital, his family said.The procedure in Brasilia lasted about 3½ hours and was completed without complications, according to his family.
Bolsonaro, who has been hospitalized since Wednesday, has been serving a 27-year prison sentence since November for an attempted coup.
He was granted court permission to leave prison after federal police doctors confirmed that he needed the procedure.
Doctors say Bolsonaro's... Read More
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are impoverished, such as in Yemen, and the many migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea and the American continent for a better future.The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi'' address, Latin for “To the City and to the World,'' which serves as a summary of the woes facing the... Read More
Storms bearing down on waterlogged Southern California could cause more flooding and mudslides
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California braced Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides a day after heavy rain and gusty winds were blamed for at least two deaths.Forecasters said the region could see its wettest Christmas in years, increasing the risk of debris flows in areas scorched by wildfires in January. Those burn scar zones have been stripped of vegetation by fire and are less able to absorb water.
On Wednesday, a falling tree killed a San Diego man, local news outlets reported. Farther north, a Sacramento... Read More
Top Stories
- Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
- Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
- Storms bearing down on waterlogged Southern California could cause more flooding and mudslides
- King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts
- Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as anti-Houthi coalition strains
- Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
- Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
- Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
- Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote
- Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life
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- Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
- Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
- How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop's mainstream
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Sports
- John Robertson, two-time European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest, dies at 72
- Mikaela Shiffrin is perfect in slalom. She's got big post-Christmas plans with Olympics approaching
- Hawaii stuns Cal in 35-31 in Hawaii Bowl on backup QB Luke Weaver's last-minute TD pass
- Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson avoids major knee injury but will miss a few games, AP source says