Heavy snow in Germany, Austria causes chaos for travelers
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy snow caused travel chaos in parts of Germany and Austria as authorities closed roads and train routes because of avalanche dangerRead More
Venezuela’s congress names new leader, vows to battle Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress has opened its first session of the year, installing a fresh-faced leader who struck a defiant tone towardRead More
France: Year’s 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires
PARIS (AP) — French security forces fired tear gas and flash-bang ammunition at protesters during a march through picturesque central Paris on Saturday as severalRead More
National parks struggle to stay open, safe during shutdown
(AP) –Nonprofits, businesses and state governments nationwide are putting up money and volunteer hours in a battle to keep national parks safe and clean forRead More
Incoming Florida Gov DeSantis cancels inaugural parade
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — There will be no parade when Florida Republican Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is sworn in next week as the 46th governor. DeSantisRead More
Police: 17-year-old girl arrested after police car joyride in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old girl took a police cruiser on a joyride following a traffic stop early on New Year’sRead More
Florida mugger attacks senior who was a kickboxing champ, loses TKO
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mugger picked the wrong senior citizen to attack. The Palm Beach Post reports 68-year-old Steve Shepherd wasRead More
Florida siblings jailed, accused of attacking grandparents
SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in Florida say three siblings are accused of battering their grandparents during an altercation before Christmas. Hernando County Sheriff’sRead More
Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he couldRead More
Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge on school funding
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court rejected a nearly decade-old lawsuit Friday that claimed the state isn’t living up to itsRead More