Destruction in Fort Myers Beach in Wake of Hurricane Ian

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On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year
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Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
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Destruction in Fort Myers Beach in Wake of Hurricane Ian

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Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather

Starbucks strike shuts down hundreds of locations

Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing

US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

Bethlehem marks sombre Christmas under shadow of war

Trump blasts Biden's federal death row commutations: "Makes no sense"

2,600-year-old shipwreck is raised from waters off Spain

American Airlines nationwide ground stop on Christmas Eve is lifted

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

Suspect who allegedly set woman on fire in subway fanned flames, prosecutors say

Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39

5 people injured after ski lift accident at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort

Where is Santa right now? NORAD tracker maps his Christmas flight

Brazil probes risks from chemicals after tankers plunged off collapsed bridge

Global stocks mostly higher in thin pre-Christmas trade

NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

Gaza Christians pray for end of 'death and destruction'

Unrelenting storm train slams West Coast with powerful winds, drenching rain

'Stressed' Amazon driver abandons 80 packages in Mass. woods during holiday shipping rush