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  • Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern to 70-66 overtime win over No. 19 Illinois

    EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 27 points, including seven in overtime, and Northwestern beat No. 19 Illinois 70-66 on Friday night.

  • Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

    While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word. Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are moving to undercut the authority of the incoming Democratic governor, Republicans in Missouri are taking initial steps to reverse voter-approved abortion protections, and Democrats in Massachusetts are watering down an attempt by voters to hold the Legislature more accountable. The actions following the Nov. 5 election continue a pattern that has accelerated in recent years and has been characterized by critics as undemocratic.

  • Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' to be auctioned nearly 20 years after theft

    Nearly two decades after a pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from a Minnesota museum, the iconic shoes are set to be auctioned off to the highest bidder Saturday. Online bidding opened last month and by Friday had reached $1.55 million, or $1.91 million including the buyer's premium, a commission that the buyer pays, said Robert Wilonsky, a vice president with the Dallas-based auction house. As Rhys Thomas, author of the book, “The Ruby Slippers of Oz,” puts it, the sequined shoes from the beloved 1939 musical have seen “more twists and turns than the Yellow Brick Road.”

  • 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago

    Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship's guns could return fire on Japanese planes bombing Pearl Harbor, a Navy base in Hawaii. Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. They will join active-duty troops, veterans and members of the public for a remembrance ceremony hosted by the Navy and the National Park Service.

  • Trump is traveling to Paris for Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening celebration, will meet with Macron

    Donald Trump is off on his first international trip as president-elect, ready to join world leaders and dignitaries in Paris for a Saturday celebration of the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral after a devastating fire in 2019. Macron, who has had an up-and-down relationship with Trump, has made a point of cultivating a relationship with the president-elect since he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last month.

  • Germany's far-right AfD nominates chancellor candidate ahead of election

    Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) will nominate on Saturday its first chancellor candidate in its 11-year history ahead of a snap election set for February as the far-right party increasingly sets its sights on power. The party, which ranks second in opinion polls behind the main opposition conservatives but well ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats, is expected to nominate co-leader Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate. The AFD, which authorities suspect of pursuing anti-democratic goals, is not likely to form part of a governing coalition any time soon given other parties have ruled out working with it.

  • Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation

    Voters in the west African nation of Ghana will cast their ballots Saturday in a general election poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. At a time when democracy in western Africa is threatened by coups, Ghana has emerged as a beacon of democratic stability with a history of peaceful elections. It had also been an economic powerhouse, priding itself on its economic development.

  • Wordle hint today: Clues for December 7 2024 NYT puzzle #1267

    WARNING: THERE ARE WORDLE SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE DECEMBER 7, 2024 WORDLE ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK. We've seen some hard Wordle words over the years and if you’re here, you’re probab

  • The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters

    Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task of reinvigorating a party demoralized by a second loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Others may still get into the race as the party reckons with the 2024 election, which saw Trump gain with nearly every demographic group in a decisive repudiation of the incumbent party. The committee's roughly 450 members will elect a successor for outgoing chairperson Jaime Harrison on Feb. 1.

  • Millions urged to stay inside as Storm Darragh hits UK and Ireland with rare red weather warning issued

    Millions of people have been urged to stay inside as Storm Darragh hits the UK and Ireland. A rare red "danger to life" weather warning has been issued for much of Wales and parts of the South West as the fourth named storm of the season reaches the UK. The government sent out a text alert to around three million people ahead of landfall, before Storm Darragh hit Ireland first, and then moved on to the British Isles.

  • Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule at risk of collapse?

    The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back then, he was rescued by his chief international backer, Russia, and longtime regional ally Iran, which along with Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia helped Assad's forces retake Aleppo, tipping the war firmly in his favor. Now, as insurgents pursue a shock offensive that quickly captured not just Aleppo, but the key city of Hama and a string of other towns across the country’s northwest, the Syrian leader appears to be largely on his own.

  • Australia defends action on antisemitism after Netanyahu criticism

    Australia's government defended its record on curbing antisemitism on Saturday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused it of anti-Israel policies, following an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue. Netanyahu accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government of encouraging crimes such as Friday's attack on the Adass Israel synagogue through policies including support of a recent U.N. motion backing a Palestinian state. "Unfortunately, this criminal act cannot be separated from the anti-Israel spirit blowing from the Labor government in Australia," Netanyahu posted on X.

  • Recasting masculinity: the cheerleaders subverting Austria’s gender stereotypes

    Far right’s election victory has breathed new life into the male and non-binary squad Fearleaders

  • Revealed: the business dealings of Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský

    With the Czech billionaire on the verge of a £3.6bn takeover, the Guardian looks at his dealings in Russia and elsewhere

  • Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis

    Once one of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Ghana has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation

  • Money, lawyers or boosting Farage on X: how Elon Musk could affect UK politics

    The billionaire, having helped Trump regain the White House, is reportedly turning his interest to Britain

  • IMPD officers found not guilty in Herman Whitfield III trial

    IMPD officers found not guilty in Herman Whitfield III trial

  • Idaho murder suspect recaptured after walking away from prison work camp: Authorities

    A murder suspect who walked away from a correctional facility in Idaho has been recaptured after a 24-hour manhunt, authorities said. In an update at 9:15 p.m. local time, the Idaho Department of Correction said Kevin Nicholas Kuintzle, 33, was located and arrested in Pocatello, Idaho, without incident on Friday evening. Kuintzle, a resident of the St. Anthony Work Camp in Fremont County, was last seen at the minimum-security facility around 8 p.m. local time Thursday, the department said.

  • Do the right thing, College Football Playoff committee: Boise State deserves first-round bye

    After winning the Mountain West championship, Boise State has a resume worthy of a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Will they get it?

  • ABC15 speaks to attorney representing victims of alleged pickleball scam

    ABC15's Ashley Holden speaks to an attorney who is representing clients who claim they were scammed by Rodney Grubbs, the former owner of Pickleball Rocks.