Rays shortstop Wander Franco released from Dominican jail amid ongoing investigation
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been released from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an…
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Pope calls for ban on surrogacy, calling it ‘based on exploitation’
By Tara John, Catherine Nicholls and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on surrogacy, calling the…
Continue Reading Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Opposition politicians in Italy are demanding that police investigate a rally in Rome where…
Continue Reading Montana governor, first lady buy mansion for $4M for governor’s residence, will donate it to state
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte have purchased a historic Helena mansion built by one of…
Continue Reading 911 transcripts reveal chaotic scene as gunman killed 18 people in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 911 calls flooding into dispatchers as a gunman opened fire at a…
Continue Reading IRS announces January 29 as start of 2024 tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and…
Continue Reading Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who…
Continue Reading Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever…
Continue Reading Idaho governor sets school buildings, water infrastructure and transportation as top priorities
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced a plan to invest $2 billion over 10 years to repair and…
Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines jet is found in Oregon, NTSB says, as airlines find loose hardware on Max 9s
CNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight…
Continue Reading CES 2024 updates: Most interesting news and gadgets from tech’s big show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event, put on by the Consumer Technology Association, is set to…
Continue Reading More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women on Monday joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad…
Continue Reading More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women on Monday joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad…
Continue Reading Can Congress land a deal on Ukraine aid and border security as lawmakers return to Washington?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators were trying to close on a bipartisan border security proposal this week…
Continue Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates spearheads new fund combatting sexual violence
By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates is teaming up with two nonprofits…
Continue Reading One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since October 7
By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — About one in every 100 people in Gaza has been killed since the war…
Continue Reading CES 2024 is upon us. Here’s what to expect from this year’s annual show of all-things tech
By WYATTE GRANTHAM PHILIPS AP Business Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual show of all-things tech, is…
Continue Reading Michigan cosmetology school agrees to $2.8M settlement in an unpaid labor dispute
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $2.8 million settlement in a dispute over unpaid work performed by aspiring hair…
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Texas Roadhouse restaurant closed due to fire damage
Firefighters are at the Texas Roadhouse in Ammon where heavy black smoke is seen coming from the building.…
Continue Reading Clock ticking for Haslam family to sell stake in Pilot truck stops to Berkshire Hathaway this year
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — The clock is ticking for Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family to decide…
Continue Reading Reactions to the death of German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer at the age of 78
MUNICH (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for…
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Idaho pump prices fall another 6 cents, now just 4 cents higher than US average
Idaho drivers will feel the chill with freezing temperatures and snow predicted throughout the week, but they are also warming up to falling gas…
Continue Reading Australian police seize lizards worth $800,000 from alleged smugglers
Police in Australia have dismantled what they believe is a smuggling ring that was attempting to export native lizards and reptiles worth more than…
Continue Reading Lunar lander suffers ‘critical’ fuel loss in major setback while en route to the moon
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from…
Continue Reading US consumer debt soared to new heights in the run-up to the holiday season
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — US consumers did not rein in their spending this past holiday season, and now have near-record-breaking…
Continue Reading Here’s why some investors are so optimistic about rate cuts
Wall Street is clearly antsy for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates. Some think that could happen as soon as…
Continue Reading First US moon landing in decades to launch with NASA science, human remains on board
When a rocket makes its inaugural liftoff attempt on Monday, it will carry nothing less than the first lunar lander to launch from the United States…
Continue Reading 5 easy ways to live greener in 2024
It sounds like such a great resolution for the new year: I’m going to live greener. But what would it actually take to live a life that’s better…
Continue Reading Police arrest suspect in a killing that sent holiday shoppers scrambling in a Florida mall
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for murder after a shooting inside a Florida mall that killed a man and wounded a woman.…
Continue Reading Megalosaurus, the fossil that introduced dinosaurs to the world
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Continue Reading Slain Hezbollah commander fought in some of the group’s biggest battles, had close ties to leaders
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The elite Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon fought for…
Continue Reading Man caught on camera attacking Las Vegas judge sentenced to 19 to 48 months in unrelated case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was caught on camera attacking Las Vegas judge is being sentenced to 19 to 48 months in an unrelated case. Deobra Delone…
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Idaho governor sets school buildings, water infrastructure and transportation as top priorities
Governor Brad Little will deliver his 2024 State of the State and Budget Address in the Idaho House Chambers at 1 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, Jan.…
Continue Reading A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods, Nike indicate a split after more than 27 years
By The Associated Press Tiger Woods and Nike have indicated they have parted ways after more than 27 years. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike…
Continue Reading Cockpit voice recorders only record 2 hours at a time. The NTSB chair wants it to be 25 hours
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic,…
Continue Reading Florida prosecutor fighting DeSantis over suspension says he won’t seek re-election
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An elected prosecutor in Florida who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis after he signed a statement opposing abortion…
Continue Reading French prime minister resigns following recent political tensions over immigration
PARIS (AP) — The office of French President Emmanuel Macron says that he has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Borne’s…
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Madison County receives state grant to bring fiber everywhere in the county
The technological future of Madison County is not only looking much brighter but much faster. Madison County has received a grant of over 13 million…
Continue Reading House-proud mouse discovered tidying British man’s shed every night
CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost…
Continue Reading Mary Lou Retton says she’s a ‘fighter’ as she recuperates at home following pneumonia scare
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of…
Continue Reading Nigerian leader suspends poverty alleviation minister after financial transactions are questioned
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and…
Continue Reading A ‘highly impactful’ winter storm is bearing down on a large swath of the US midsection
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm is expected to dump as much as a foot of snow across the country’s midsection, where…
Continue Reading Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
MUNICH (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers set to take up proposal to help fund new arena for Capitals, Wizards
By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to take up legislation to enable Republican…
Continue Reading Yellen says 100,000 firms have joined a business database aimed at unmasking shell company owners
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is announcing that 100,000 businesses have joined a new…
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Applications for spring black bear controlled hunts open Jan. 15
There are several ways to apply for a controlled black bear hunt this…
Continue Reading The White House will review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s lack of disclosure on his hospital stay
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the administration will review what rules or…
Continue Reading Haitian judge issues arrest warrants accusing former presidents and prime ministers of corruption
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption,…
Continue Reading Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed…
Continue Reading Peregrine mission abandons moon landing attempt after suffering ‘critical’ fuel loss
By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the…
Continue Reading Idris Elba calls for tougher action on knife crime after a spate of teen killings in Britain
LONDON (AP) — Actor Idris Elba is urging urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated “zombie” knives to help stop young people…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies Alaska’s bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Alaska’s bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental…
Continue Reading House-proud mouse discovered tidying British man’s shed every night
By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every…
Continue Reading Paris names a street after David Bowie celebrating music icon’s legacy
PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris is immortalizing British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s southeast on what would…
Continue Reading Japan’s foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has paid a visit to Poland in an attempt to strengthen ties with the NATO nation,…
Continue Reading Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight…
Continue Reading Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike, Lebanese security source says, as fears of wider conflict grow
By Tamara Qiblawi and Charbel Mallo, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his car…
Continue Reading The EU loses about a million workers per year due to aging. Migration official urges legal options
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s top official for migration says member…
Continue Reading Jonathan Majors says he was ‘shocked’ when assault case verdict was handed down
In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he was shocked by the New York jury’s…
Continue Reading US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in a sign of support to the country as Serbs call for secession
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets will fly over Bosnia in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s court scraps a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has scrapped a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections, paving the way…
Continue Reading German opposition figure launches a new party that may have potential against the far-right
BERLIN (AP) — A high-profile German opposition politician has formally founded a new party that combines left-wing economic policy with a…
Continue Reading Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains…
Continue Reading Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders…
Continue Reading Taliban-appointed prime minister meets with a top Pakistan politician in hopes of reducing tensions
By RAHIM FAIEZ and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister has met with one of Pakistan’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the formation of a federal political action…
Continue Reading The ‘walking route’: How an underground industry is helping migrants flee China for the US
CNN By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and David Culver, CNN San Diego, California (CNN) — They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of…
Continue Reading The ‘walking route’: How an underground industry is helping migrants flee China for the US
By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and David Culver, CNN San Diego, California (CNN) — They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of…
Continue Reading White House infrastructure czar Landrieu leaving job and expected to make case for Biden reelection
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu is leaving his post after two years and is…
Continue Reading Norwegian mass killer begins second attempt to sue state for alleged breach of human rights
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people in a far-right terror attack…
Continue Reading Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51% in a year
BERLIN (AP) — The number of people applying for asylum in Germany rose to 351,915 in 2023, an increase of 51.1% compared with the year before.…
Continue Reading Slovenian rescuers hopeful they will bring out 5 people trapped in a cave since Saturday
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian rescuers are hoping to extract five people who have been trapped in a cave for…
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Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 time-sensitive money tasks for new widows and widowers
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Making decisions when you’re grieving isn’t ideal, but some money tasks are time-sensitive. Your income and expenses…
Continue Reading Residents flee Russia’s Belgorod region amid deadly cross-border attacks from Ukraine
By Niamh Kennedy, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russia has begun to evacuate residents from the border region of Belgorod…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 8: Boeing, Presidential race, Israel, Winter storm, Golden Globes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 8: Boeing, Presidential race, Israel, Winter storm, Golden Globes
CNN, KCRG By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 8: Boeing, Presidential race, Israel, Winter storm, Golden Globes
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch…
Continue Reading A Cambodian critic is charged with defamation over comments on Facebook
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An outspoken critic of Cambodia’s government who was badly hurt by assailants four…
Continue Reading Biden will visit church where Black people were killed to lay out election stakes and perils of hate
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Americans to know what he believes is at stake…
Continue Reading Civil trial alleging top NRA officials used the organization as ‘personal piggy bank’ begins today
By Ray Sanchez and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turns 40 on Monday with no announced…
Continue Reading Cyprus president shakes up cabinet, replacing ministers of defense, health, justice and environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus has moved ahead with a considerable shake-up of his cabinet, replacing his ministers of defense,…
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Continue Reading Blinken brings US push on post-war Gaza planning and stopping conflict to UAE and Saudi Arabia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened his third day of…
Continue Reading Pope calls for universal ban on surrogacy in global roundup of threats to peace and human dignity
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate…
Continue Reading China intelligence agency says it has detained individual accused of collecting secrets for Britain
BEIJING (AP) — China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence…
Continue Reading New details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’
By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout…
Continue Reading Vietnam’s VinFast to build a $2 billion EV plant in India as part of its global expansion
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast plans to spend up to $2 billion to build an electric…
Continue Reading Palestinians flee from central Gaza’s main hospital as fighting draws closer and aid groups withdraw
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Medics, patients and displaced people are fleeing from the main…
Continue Reading Former Gambian interior minister on trial in Switzerland over alleged crimes against humanity
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — A former interior minister of Gambia is going on trial in Switzerland on charges including crimes against humanity…
Continue Reading A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer They may not have had lukewarm chardonnay on the tables, as nominee Jennifer Lawrence had predicted. But the…
Continue Reading Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks hit areas throughout Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine came under strong Russian missile attacks that struck near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in…
Continue Reading German farmers block highway access roads, stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax breaks
BERLIN (AP) — Farmers are blocking highway access roads in parts of Germany and gathering for demonstrations, launching a week of protests against…
Continue Reading India’s Supreme Court orders 11 men convicted of murder and gang rape to return to jail after early release
By Manveena Suri, Aishwarya S Iyer and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s top court on Monday reversed a state government’s…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s democracy faces strain as Hasina is reelected amid a boycott by opposition parties
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swept to power for a fourth consecutive term in…
Continue Reading First US moon landing mission in decades launches with NASA science, humans remains on board
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A towering new rocket has taken flight, carrying what could be the first commercial lander to touch down on the…
Continue Reading First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday,…
Continue Reading Bomb targeting police assigned for anti-polio campaign kills 6 officers, wounds 10 in NW Pakistan
By ANWARULLAH KHAN Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb has exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an…
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