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LONDON (AP) — Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space. British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number.
ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is planning nationwide raids aimed at deporting adults and children who have already been ordered removed by an immigration judge. The Washington Post reported in Thursday's editions that the operation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would begin as soon as next month
iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post correspondent being held by the Iranian government for more than 500 days has been allowed a Christmas Day visit with his wife and mother. The mother of Jason Rezaian says in an email to the newspaper that the visit lasted several hours Friday. Mary Rezaian,
hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached $1 billion at the box office, achieving the milestone with record-setting hyper speed. The Walt Disney Co. said "The Force Awakens" crossed the billion-dollar mark Sunday, accomplishing the feat in just 12 days. The previous movie
boston
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area left at least 11 people dead, injured scores more and tore up a 40-mile swath south and east of the city while record warmth continued along the East Coast from Florida to Boston. It's the latest of a
police
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman as they confronted a neighbor in the same building who was also killed, according to officials with the department that's already facing intense scrutiny. Relatives said Bettie Jones lived
Faith
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured and praising the countries that have taken in their refugees.
Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — The calendar says Christmas Eve but the temperatures in Massachusetts say no such thing. With flowers still blooming around the region, records fell from Burlington, Vermont, to Providence, Rhode Island. The National Weather Service reported that Boston and Worcester both set record-high temperatures on Thursday with Boston climbing