BMW to integrate Huawei smart-connect system into its China-made cars in 2026
AstraZeneca to buy EsoBiotec for up to $1 billion
UBS keeps lid on CEO Ermotti's pay in 2024 amid tussle on regulation
Congo president meets US lawmaker amid talk of mineral deal
Brands ditch South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun over dating scandal
Trump to attend Kennedy Center for board meeting, as its new chair
These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
Europe|News|World
A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany has collapsed
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Crime|Europe|News
Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
German authorities say an alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on German soldiers during their lunch break in Munich, killing as many of them as possible and causing a feeling of insecurity among the larger population
Sports
Germany's first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt
Germany’s first hobby horsing championship has got underway in Frankfurt this weekend with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses
Europe|Food|Travel
Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food
The döner kebab is beloved in Berlin
Europe|Food|News
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping
Europe|Food|Lifestyle|Travel
Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich
Tens of thousands of revelers marked the opening day of the 189th Oktoberfest
Food
Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks
Business|Education|Environment|Europe|Science
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change
Germany’s beer industry relies on education and research to combat the climate change that's wreaking havoc on farms and breweries across the country
Business|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology
Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany
Arts|Europe|Travel
This German church is the tallest in the world. Until Spain's La Sagrada Familia is done, anyway
The Ulmer Münster in southern Germany is the world’s tallest church
Crime
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall in 2022 and prompted the city council president to resign after the audio was leaked
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment
Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified
More than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison following the 1989 killings of their parents
Environment|US|World
Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
Firefighters in California remain on the scene of a fast-moving blaze fueled by strong winds that burned two homes and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland
Crime|Lifestyle|US
Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Prosecutors are recommending that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills
Crime|US
Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly
Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentence be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole
Celebrity|Crime|Lifestyle
The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea
Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents
Environment|US|World
Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
California is being lashed by powerful winds that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee in Ventura County
Business|Crime|Environment|US
Oil company Phillips 66 faces federal charges related to alleged Clean Water Act violations
Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California
Crime|Education|US
Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children
A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was mentally ill and believed by targeting children he was carrying out “counter-measures” in response to America’s involvement in Middle East violence
Environment|US|World
7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake
Political|Science|US
In California's 'earthquake country,' a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning
A 7_0 magnitude earthquake struck in what's known as California's “earthquake country.”
Americas|Crime|US
Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe
Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe
Sports|Travel|US
A jet carrying the Gonzaga men's basketball team ordered to stop to avoid collision at LAX
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off at Los Angeles International Airport
Crime|Environment|US
California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve
Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier
Environment|US
Major storm pounds California's central coast, blamed for man's death and partially collapsing pier
A major storm has pounded California’s central coast bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean
