Syrian rebels said Saturday they have captured the strategically important city of Homs and are now on the doorstep of the capital of Damascus as they pressed a lightning assault on the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Barry Keoghan posted a heartfelt message on X Saturday, pleading with the public to "please be respectful" in its treatment of him and his family. Protesters are demanding "justice" for Honey, a black bear who was euthanized at a New York state-licensed animal refuge after enduring what they called inhumane conditions. Five years after it was nearly destroyed by fire, French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hosted a glittering ceremony attended by world leaders to celebrate the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Jose Goyos of West Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to defraud Medicare of $67 million for medically unnecessary genetic testing. Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence company on Saturday rolled out a free beta version of its Aurora image generator, capable of producing photo-realistic pictures upon request. An English translator and anticolonial activist who championed the United Nations resolution that ended Algeria's war of independence from France blasted Israel's war in Gaza at a documentary screening Friday. The traditional practice of making a Palestinian soap is being inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as requiring "urgent safeguarding." Murder suspect Kevin Nicholas Kuintzle is back in custody following a 24-hour manhunt, the Idaho Department of Corrections announced Friday night. Pope Francis formally installed 21 new Roman Catholic cardinals to their posts Saturday at the Vatican, urging them to stay humble and to "walk the path of Jesus." The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information related to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. "Duck Dynasty" icon Phil Robertson has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" will be sold at auction on Saturday nearly 20 years after they were stolen in Minnesota. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday for the official reopening of the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday "the United States should have nothing to do with" any conflicts involving Syria, as rebel fighters in that country continue capturing territory. Russian efforts to influence the election process in Romania run counter to democratic governance, U.S. officials said after Romania's Constitutional Court nixed a run-off presidential election on Friday. Rapper Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Conservative influencer Nick Fuentes, 26, will be arraigned on a battery charge on Dec. 19 in Cook County, Ill., after a vegan activist confronted him at his home in November. Zachary Levi has announced that he and his girlfriend Maggie Keating are expecting their first child. Sara Paxton and Melissa Fumero told UPI they loved shocking viewers with revelations about their characters in Season 2 of the mystery dramedy, "Based on a True Story." South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived impeachment on Saturday as all but three members of his People Power Party boycotted the vote, granting the embattled president a temporary reprieve. A massive rally of protesters assembled near the National Assembly building in Seoul on a bitterly cold Saturday to call for President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office ahead of an impeachment vote in parliament. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing 2,403 people and catapulting the United States into World War II. Actor Nicholas Hoult turns 35 and actor Jeffrey Wright turns 59, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 7. |
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