Christmas has come and gone in North Korea with no apparent ‘gift’ thus far bestowed on the United States by the secretive nation’s leader.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Notre Dame Cathedral, empty for Christmas, may never recover from devastating fire
France’s Notre Dame Cathedral was dark and empty for Christmas and may never recover from this year’s devastating fire, its rector said.
Kroger says Christmas food giveaway contest is a hoax
Facebook posts promoting a food giveaway contest by the Kroger supermarket chain are a hoax, the industry giant says.
‘Mockery’ of justice? Saudi Arabian court sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
The Saudi Arabian court sentenced 5 to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in Istanbul last year.
Notre Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in April, will not host Christmas services for first time since French Revolution
Christmas services at France’s Notre Dame Cathedral have been moved a mile away to Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois, a church dating back to the 7th century.
‘Wait for Mother Nature’: Last 2 victims of New Zealand’s volcano eruption may never be found
Winona Langford and Hayden Marshall-Inman, missing since the White Island Volcano erupted, were apparently washed out to sea and may never be found.
Death toll climbs to 10 as winter storm prompts weather alerts for 60 million people
More than 60 million Americans faced winter weather alerts as snow, ice and a wintry mix from two closely aligned storms swept much of the nation.
Ex-concierge claims self-defense in death of Boston doctor, says he had affair with another victim
Closing arguments began Monday in the murder trial of a former concierge who claimed self-defense in the slaying of two Boston physicians.
‘Atmospheric river’ sweeps in behind bomb cyclone as heavy rains batter California, Arizona
As if last week’s bomb cyclone wasn’t enough, an “atmospheric river” began its assault Wednesday on parts of California and Arizona.
Winter storm could still dump up to 2 feet of snow from Pennsylvania to Maine
Schools across much of the Northeast were shuttered Tuesday as a winter storm pounded the region with more than a foot of snow, ice and high winds.