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Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain
LONDON (AP) — Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump as he warned Thursday about the rise of fascism in an address to U.K. viewers dubbed “The Alternative Christmas Message."The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas day, reflected on the impact from the second term in office for Trump, who Kimmel said acts like he's a king.
“From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year," he said. “Tyranny is booming over here."
The channel began a tradition of airing an alternative Christmas message in 1993, as a... Read More
Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist Party, was arrested last year.
According to Russian independent news site Mediazona, the charges against him stem from an article Udaltsov posted online in support of another group of Russian activists accused of forming a terrorist organization. Those activists were convicted earlier this month and... Read More
Saudi Arabia urges Yemen's separatists to leave 2 governorates as the anti-rebel coalition strains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday called on Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now control, a move that has threatened to spark a confrontation within a fragile coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country's north.The statement from Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry appeared aimed at putting public pressure on the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist Yemeni force long supported by the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia backs the National Shield Forces of Yemen's... Read More
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
Top Stories
- Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
- Saudi Arabia urges Yemen's separatists to leave 2 governorates as the anti-rebel coalition strains
- 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
- 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
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- Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain
- 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
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- 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