Police plead with driver of stolen Porsche who killed two-year-old boy and left four adults in hospital in hit and run to ‘do the right thing’ and hand themselves in

Road where two-year-old toddler died in ‘hit-and-run’ involving stolen Porsche is ‘plagued by boy-racers’ as police plead with driver to ‘do the right thing’ and hand themselves in By RORY…

Fresh mystery over three Chiefs fans found frozen to death in scientist’s friend’s back yard

Plans to file charges over the mysterious deaths of three Chiefs fans in their friend’s frozen yard have fallen apart. Attorney John Picerno, whose client Jordan Willis owned the home…

Syrian dictator Assad issues astonishing first statement since he was toppled: Tyrant insists he wanted to keep fighting and claims Putin ‘forced him’ to flee

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued his first statement since he was deposed by rebel groups and fled to Russia less than two weeks ago. Assad, speaking from Moscow…

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Nasdaq sets a record ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes pulled back on Tuesday to trim some of their stellar gains for the year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, though it’s still near its…

Grassroots funding for Ukraine’s military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise money

KYIV, Ukraine — The concert took place in an old movie studio in Kyiv, the location kept secret until the final moment in case it was the target of a…

Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned…

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

NEW YORK — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media…

US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts

Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up ByThe Associated Press December 16, 2024,…

China’s economy logs a lackluster performance in November as retail sales slow

BANGKOK — Chinese retail sales slowed in November and housing prices fell, the government said Monday, with demand still lackluster despite a flurry of stimulus measures over the past few…

As schools cut back on bus service, parents are turning to rideshare apps

CHICAGO — Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s…