• Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive
    WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday to try to close out a peace agreement that would end nearly four years of war that began with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The two will meet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, where […]
  • Jeffrey Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
    Dec 27 (Reuters) – Jeffrey R. Holland, who was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 85 on Saturday from complications associated with kidney disease, the church said. Holland was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the faith’s governing body. Long a key figure […]
  • Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least 1 boat
    A fire tore through the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, the day after Christmas, damaging aging buildings and several boats. Flames and smoke spread easily through structures along the Custom House Wharf, a 19th- and 20th-century hub for Portland’s fishing industry that now includes seafood restaurants, authorities said. The cause of the fire […]
  • Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s president, has died. He was 85. Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the church announced on its website. Holland, who died […]
  • Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
    BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s. New York City received about 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) of snow Friday night into early Saturday […]