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World The Salt Lake County sheriff’s office says David Ethier had been splitboarding in the Millcreek Canyon area on Saturday, but was swept under the snow during an avalanche. Police contacted David Ethier’s family in Quebec, who said he was 24 hours overdueThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 01, 2025Continue Reading

World A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday. Gunman died of self-inflicted wounds following police chase, interior minister saysThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 01, 2025 4:45 PM EST | Last Updated: JanuaryContinue Reading

World The population of Gaza has fallen 6 per cent since the war with Israel began nearly 15 months ago as about 100,000 Palestinians left the enclave while more than 55,000 are presumed dead, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Figure includes Palestinians forced to flee and thoseContinue Reading

World Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. Kyiv says move made in the ‘interest of national security’The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 01, 2025 1:07 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

World The Israeli military kept up the pressure on northern Gaza on Wednesday, striking in a suburb of Gaza City, Palestinian  medics said, and told residents in a central part of the enclave to evacuate from an area where militants were firing rockets. Airstrikes in Shejaiya, a suburb of GazaContinue Reading

FBI says there could be more suspects in deadly New Orleans terror attack FBI officials are investigating the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans as ‘an act of terrorism’ and say more suspects could be involved. At least 15 were killed after a driver deliberately plowed intoContinue Reading

World The lawsuits are major developments in a story emerging from the surprise hit film that has already made major waves in Hollywood and led to discussions of the treatment of female actors both on sets and in media. Suit filed hours after Baldoni and other defendants in Lively’s suitContinue Reading

World Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law, the UN Human Rights Office said in a report on Tuesday. Israel’s representative to the UN denies charges laid out in 23-page reportThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

World On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization first learned about COVID-19, which ended up becoming the worst pandemic in over a century. And though WHO has said the emergency phase of COVID-19 is over, they note the virus continues to spread widely across the globe, endangering people’s lives.  Over 7 million deathsContinue Reading