22.12.2024 18:00 For Sarah Kassim and many Syrians, al-Assad's regime marked a period of sectarianism. Now Sarah freely visits the church22.12.2024 18:00 As the coin minting trade has waned, the venerable institution has moved into new businessesIn the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in September, throngs of fashion elites were flocking to a makeshift catwalk along the French capitals Avenue de Saxe.Paris fashion week was in full swing. But as the likes of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Olympic diver Tom Daley took their seats for Stella McCartneys summer 2025 runway show, Anne Jessopp found herself fighting nerves. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 18:06 Huge queues spilled out of the stations as the $1.7bn project officially opened after years of delays.22.12.2024 18:10 Reigning world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto clinched her fourth consecutive and fifth national title overall Sunday, holding off a challenge from 16-year-old Mao Shimada with a near-perfect free skate.
The 24-year-old Sakamoto scored 149.76 points in the free program to win with a total of 228.68, qualifying for the world championships in March in Boston, where she will try to win for the fourth straight year.
Read full story here22.12.2024 18:14 Two U.S. Navy pilots were able to safely eject over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down by the USS Gettysburg that reportedly mistook it for an enemy drone or missile. NBCs Raf Sanchez reports for Sunday TODAY.22.12.2024 18:17 The man accused of driving his truck into a crowded Christmas market in Germany, killing five people and injuring more than 200 others, is now facing murder charges after his first appearance before a judge. Meanwhile, investigators are learning more about the suspects possible motive. NBCs Daniele Hamamdjian reports for Sunday TODAY.22.12.2024 18:20 Boxing is full of unsavoury people but it also produces extraordinary men. The Ukrainian champion is one of themAs Oleksandr Usyk walked towards us just after three in the morning, resplendent in his purple tracksuit while carrying Eeyore under his arm, his promoter let slip a gentle cry: Here he comes, the best man in boxing Alex Krassyuk is not a traditional boxing promoter, being a much more understated man than most of his contemporaries in this riotous old business. But his pride was understandable in the immediate aftermath of Usyks decisive second successive defeat of Tyson Fury. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 18:21 Commons leader Lucy Powell disappointed by state of economy and shares peoples impatience for changeA cabinet minister has said she can understand peoples frustration with the Labour government since it came into power as the party ended the year slumped in the polls with MPs jittery after a turbulent first few months.Lucy Powell, the Commons leader, said she shared public impatience for change and was disappointed over the state of the economy but the partys inheritance meant it was a bit like turning around a huge oil tanker. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 18:23 Police said the man has been issued a warrant for pre-trial detention on five counts of murder.22.12.2024 18:4622.12.2024 18:50 Rickey Henderson, legendary baseball Hall of Famer who was nicknamed Man of Steal, has died at 65. Henderson was Major League Baseballs all-time leader in both stolen bases and runs scored and was viewed as the greatest leadoff hitter of all-time.22.12.2024 19:00 Over half of Americans see the drones that have been spotted over the East Coast as a threat to the U.S.22.12.2024 19:00 To force the miners back up and put an end to illegal gold mining in Stilfontein, the authorities cut off their supply lines, sending a clear message: 'Surrender or starve.'22.12.2024 19:00 Items in special exhibition displayed for first time include copy of David Copperfield taken by Scott to AntarcticaA seal blubber-stained copy of David Copperfield which survived Captain Robert Falcon Scotts 1910 expedition to Antarctica and a draft of Charles Dickenss public letter announcing his separation from his wife will form part of an exhibition marking the centenary of the opening of the writers former London house as a museum.Hundreds crammed inside the Georgian terrace in Bloomsbury in 1925, spilling on to the pavement, as 48 Doughty Street was saved from demolition 55 years after the death of its most famous resident. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 19:00 Sales of Christmas cards are down as soaring price of stamps means many people opt for digital festive greetingsThe soaring price of stamps has cast doubt on the future of Christmas cards, but despite the money and time involved it seems gen Z want to keep the festive tradition likened to sending a long distance hug.This year, sales of boxed cards are down 23%, and individual Christmas cards 15%, according to John Lewiss annual shopping trends report, but people have embraced Instagram or WhatsApp to share festive greetings, or sent e-cards. Some send a combination. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 19:05 Police in Magdeburg, Germany, said Sunday that those who died were four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, as well as a 9-year-old boy.22.12.2024 19:10 NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins a special edition of Meet the Press to look at how Americans have become more divided.22.12.2024 19:16 "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.22.12.2024 19:21 For more than three decades, Asheville, North Carolina, has hosted the National Gingerbread Contest, a celebration of Christmas, creativity and carbohydrates. The flooding brought by Hurricane Helene this past fall cancelled the contest, but what had been a destination event for bakers and spectators has become an ad hoc celebration of Asheville. Forty-one gingerbread creations have been placed around town to help bring holiday cheer (as well as attract donations and tourist dollars) to the struggling city. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports.22.12.2024 19:2522.12.2024 19:38 Alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones.22.12.2024 19:41 Trump also warns he would not let a vital national asset for the US fall into the wrong handsDonald Trump has demanded that the Panama Canal be given back to the US if Panama did not manage the waterway in a fashion that was acceptable to him and he accused the central American country of charging excessive rates for use of the ocean-connecting ship passage.The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Saturday, a little more than a month before the start of his second US presidency. This complete rip-off of our Country will immediately stop.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 19:43 Le nageur, star des JO, arrive nettement en t?te dun sondage r?alis? aupr?s des Fran?ais. Chez les filles, la judokate Clarisse Agbegnenou domine une hi?rarchie bien plus resserr?e.22.12.2024 19:52 Today, upwards of 700,000 Israelis live in settlements which the U.N. calls illegal. "Sunday Morning" talks with two settlers and with Palestinians in the West Bank living on opposite sides of an Israeli security barrier.22.12.2024 20:00 A front garden makeover with dinosaurs, a playful addition to a Scottish castle and the latest from Shard architect Renzo Piano all caught the eye1. Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum, London SW7J&L Gibbons and Feilden FowlesA magical embodiment of evolution and geological time, given spatial and physical form by rocks, plants and buildings. The remaking of the front garden of the countrys second most popular visitor attraction also provides such useful things as a cafe, a learning centre and improved queueing and access. Educational, enjoyable, exotic.2. n2 office building, London SW1
Lynch ArchitectsThe practice led by serious-minded architect Patrick Lynch produced two exceptional buildings this year in Victoria, London: an extension to a coroners court and a new office building. The latter, poised above broad colonnades of sturdy V-shaped struts, with a miniature glade by muf architecture/art, is generous, handsome and, despite its commercial use, public-spirited. Continue reading... ... 22.12.2024 20:08 Ce samedi apr?s la d?faite du Bar?a face ? lAtl?tico, le d?fenseur fran?ais a ?voqu? les calendriers auxquels doivent faire face les joueurs professionnels.22.12.2024 20:18 Wednesday will mark both Christmas Day and the first night of Hanukkah. Mariann Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and author and rabbi Steve Leder, of Los Angeles, offer their thoughts on what the holiday season means to us all.22.12.2024 20:18 South Americas only native bear is under threat. Coffee farmers in the Andes are doing something about it22.12.2024 20:18 Head of womens affairs Aisha al-Dibs says women from all provinces and ethnicities will help rebuild war-torn country.22.12.2024 20:30 Dumitru Alaiba discusses Moldovas divide over EU membership and the challenges of Russian influence in the region.22.12.2024 20:30 We leave you this Sunday morning in the spirit of Christmas, with the northern lights in skies above Alaska. Videographer: Michael Clark.22.12.2024 20:32 Beijing calls on US to stop 'dangerous moves' that 'undermine peace and stability' in the Taiwan Strait. Страницы: 877878879880881882883884885886887888889890891892893894895896897898899900901902903904905906907908909910911912913914915916917
As the coin minting trade has waned, the venerable institution has moved into new businessesIn the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in September, throngs of fashion elites were flocking to a makeshift catwalk along the French capitals Avenue de Saxe.Paris fashion week was in full swing. But as the likes of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Olympic diver Tom Daley took their seats for Stella McCartneys summer 2025 runway show, Anne Jessopp found herself fighting nerves. Continue reading... ... 
Reigning world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto clinched her fourth consecutive and fifth national title overall Sunday, holding off a challenge from 16-year-old Mao Shimada with a near-perfect free skate.
The 24-year-old Sakamoto scored 149.76 points in the free program to win with a total of 228.68, qualifying for the world championships in March in Boston, where she will try to win for the fourth straight year.
Read full story here
Two U.S. Navy pilots were able to safely eject over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down by the USS Gettysburg that reportedly mistook it for an enemy drone or missile. NBCs Raf Sanchez reports for Sunday TODAY.
The man accused of driving his truck into a crowded Christmas market in Germany, killing five people and injuring more than 200 others, is now facing murder charges after his first appearance before a judge. Meanwhile, investigators are learning more about the suspects possible motive. NBCs Daniele Hamamdjian reports for Sunday TODAY.
Boxing is full of unsavoury people but it also produces extraordinary men. The Ukrainian champion is one of themAs Oleksandr Usyk walked towards us just after three in the morning, resplendent in his purple tracksuit while carrying Eeyore under his arm, his promoter let slip a gentle cry: Here he comes, the best man in boxing Alex Krassyuk is not a traditional boxing promoter, being a much more understated man than most of his contemporaries in this riotous old business. But his pride was understandable in the immediate aftermath of Usyks decisive second successive defeat of Tyson Fury. Continue reading... ... 
Commons leader Lucy Powell disappointed by state of economy and shares peoples impatience for changeA cabinet minister has said she can understand peoples frustration with the Labour government since it came into power as the party ended the year slumped in the polls with MPs jittery after a turbulent first few months.Lucy Powell, the Commons leader, said she shared public impatience for change and was disappointed over the state of the economy but the partys inheritance meant it was a bit like turning around a huge oil tanker. Continue reading... ... 
Rickey Henderson, legendary baseball Hall of Famer who was nicknamed Man of Steal, has died at 65. Henderson was Major League Baseballs all-time leader in both stolen bases and runs scored and was viewed as the greatest leadoff hitter of all-time.
Over half of Americans see the drones that have been spotted over the East Coast as a threat to the U.S.
To force the miners back up and put an end to illegal gold mining in Stilfontein, the authorities cut off their supply lines, sending a clear message: 'Surrender or starve.'
Items in special exhibition displayed for first time include copy of David Copperfield taken by Scott to AntarcticaA seal blubber-stained copy of David Copperfield which survived Captain Robert Falcon Scotts 1910 expedition to Antarctica and a draft of Charles Dickenss public letter announcing his separation from his wife will form part of an exhibition marking the centenary of the opening of the writers former London house as a museum.Hundreds crammed inside the Georgian terrace in Bloomsbury in 1925, spilling on to the pavement, as 48 Doughty Street was saved from demolition 55 years after the death of its most famous resident. Continue reading... ... 
Sales of Christmas cards are down as soaring price of stamps means many people opt for digital festive greetingsThe soaring price of stamps has cast doubt on the future of Christmas cards, but despite the money and time involved it seems gen Z want to keep the festive tradition likened to sending a long distance hug.This year, sales of boxed cards are down 23%, and individual Christmas cards 15%, according to John Lewiss annual shopping trends report, but people have embraced Instagram or WhatsApp to share festive greetings, or sent e-cards. Some send a combination. Continue reading... ... 
Police in Magdeburg, Germany, said Sunday that those who died were four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, as well as a 9-year-old boy.
NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins a special edition of Meet the Press to look at how Americans have become more divided.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
For more than three decades, Asheville, North Carolina, has hosted the National Gingerbread Contest, a celebration of Christmas, creativity and carbohydrates. The flooding brought by Hurricane Helene this past fall cancelled the contest, but what had been a destination event for bakers and spectators has become an ad hoc celebration of Asheville. Forty-one gingerbread creations have been placed around town to help bring holiday cheer (as well as attract donations and tourist dollars) to the struggling city. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports.
Alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones.
Trump also warns he would not let a vital national asset for the US fall into the wrong handsDonald Trump has demanded that the Panama Canal be given back to the US if Panama did not manage the waterway in a fashion that was acceptable to him and he accused the central American country of charging excessive rates for use of the ocean-connecting ship passage.The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Saturday, a little more than a month before the start of his second US presidency. This complete rip-off of our Country will immediately stop.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading... ... 
Le nageur, star des JO, arrive nettement en t?te dun sondage r?alis? aupr?s des Fran?ais. Chez les filles, la judokate Clarisse Agbegnenou domine une hi?rarchie bien plus resserr?e.
Today, upwards of 700,000 Israelis live in settlements which the U.N. calls illegal. "Sunday Morning" talks with two settlers and with Palestinians in the West Bank living on opposite sides of an Israeli security barrier.
A front garden makeover with dinosaurs, a playful addition to a Scottish castle and the latest from Shard architect Renzo Piano all caught the eye1. Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum, London SW7J&L Gibbons and Feilden FowlesA magical embodiment of evolution and geological time, given spatial and physical form by rocks, plants and buildings. The remaking of the front garden of the countrys second most popular visitor attraction also provides such useful things as a cafe, a learning centre and improved queueing and access. Educational, enjoyable, exotic.2. n2 office building, London SW1
Lynch ArchitectsThe practice led by serious-minded architect Patrick Lynch produced two exceptional buildings this year in Victoria, London: an extension to a coroners court and a new office building. The latter, poised above broad colonnades of sturdy V-shaped struts, with a miniature glade by muf architecture/art, is generous, handsome and, despite its commercial use, public-spirited. Continue reading... ... 
Ce samedi apr?s la d?faite du Bar?a face ? lAtl?tico, le d?fenseur fran?ais a ?voqu? les calendriers auxquels doivent faire face les joueurs professionnels.
Wednesday will mark both Christmas Day and the first night of Hanukkah. Mariann Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and author and rabbi Steve Leder, of Los Angeles, offer their thoughts on what the holiday season means to us all.
We leave you this Sunday morning in the spirit of Christmas, with the northern lights in skies above Alaska. Videographer: Michael Clark.