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A truck driver was rescued by firefighters after his tractor-trailer crashed, leaving the cab dangling off an overpass. #Rescue #CarCrash #Firefighter source

Pope Francis calls for peace as the death toll rises in Gaza. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located in a remote prison colony. USA TODAY 2024 Campaign Reporter Karissa Waddick discusses how Republican presidential candidates stack up on likeability. A former federal judge said the Constitution could disqualify Donald Trump in 2024. USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub …

Ady Barkan was an American lawyer and a social justice activist. He was a powerful grassroots organizer who promoted policies that help America’s workers and was a champion of healthcare for all. Ady was an especially advocate for low-income, elderly and disabled populations. He ended up as a member of that last group after having been diagnosed with ALS, also …

Israel killed dozens in an airstrike on a refugee camp Sunday. USA TODAY Trending News Reporter Anthony Robledo talks about a television channel’s plans for AI to generate news. An animal shelter has empty kennels this Christmas. The Detroit Pistons make unwanted history. USA TODAY Breaking News Reporter Claire Thornton tells the story of a young child who found a …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt on Christmas Day. Police confirmed the incident was a hoax and did not send officers. #Swat #Christmas #Politics source

The Colorado Supreme Court says former President Donald Trump has been disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in Colorado. A witness in the House GOP impeachment inquiry says there’s no evidence President Joe Biden was involved in family business dealings. USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard discusses the sexual assault of hostages in Gaza. An El Niño storm drenches …

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy used to talk about loneliness as a public health crisis. Now he says it’s an epidemic that urgently needs our attention. The World Health Organization agrees with him. Now as co-chair of its newly appointed Commission on Social Connections, Dr. Murthy has an even bigger platform from which to advocate for change, encouraging us to …

Henderson Silver Knights fans were encouraged to bring stuffed animals to toss onto the ice after the team scored their first goal. #teddybear #hockey #charity source

‘At first I didn’t know who it was!’ This father is meeting his daughter after being apart for more than 20 years #humankind Jessica Kosobucki, who hadn’t been able to see her biological father for more than 20 years due to family strife, surprises him in Man, West Virginia. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/humankindvideos AND if you love Humankind, …

The map tracking Santa’s trip around the world will begin on Christmas Eve, or Dec. 24, from NORAD, a joint U.S.-Canada command responsible for protecting the skies over both nations. NORAD’s long history tracking Santa was born from a mistake in 1955. According to legend, an ad in a Colorado Springs newspaper invited children to call Santa but inadvertently listed …

Republicans will caucus to choose their candidate in Iowa on January 15th. Here’s what to know about how they work and how they are important. Read more: Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric makes many likely Iowa Republicans more likely to back him http://tinyurl.com/2sjmfyxu #Iowa #Politics #Election source

Passengers aboard MS Otto Sverdrup cruise ship experienced massive rogue waves that rocked their ship. #Cruise #Europe #ExtremeWeather source

Boston’s mayor apologized to two Black men wrongfully accused of murder in 1989, as well as the city’s Black community for the harassment afterward. Read more: A racist accusation, a botched investigation. Then, decades later, an apology in Boston. https://bit.ly/4atAH1E #Boston #CharlesStuart #MichelleWu source

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner toured Kfar Aza, a kibbutz attacked by Hamas in the early stages of the war. #Israel #IvankaTrump #Hamas source

Candidates from the likes of Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump will land in Iowa to vie for voter attention this year. #Politics #Iowa #PresidentialElection source