Coal miners in North Dakota unearth a mammoth tusk buried for thousands of years
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Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry to be inaugurated Sunday, returning state’s highest office to GOP
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump and…
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ upcoming State of the State address is supposed to…
Continue Reading As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in
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Continue Reading At Florida’s only public HBCU, students watch warily for political influence on teaching of race
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Continue Reading Three months on, Israel is entering a new phase of war. Is it still trying to ‘destroy’ Hamas?
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Continue Reading Resurrected Golden Globes will restart the party with ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and Swift
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Continue Reading Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secures fourth term in election boycotted by opposition
By Heather Chen, Vedika Sud and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fourth consecutive term in…
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By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to…
Continue Reading A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places has once again been blocked from taking…
Continue Reading Attack in southern Mexico community left at least 6 wounded, undetermined number of dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights group in southern Mexico says an attack in a remote community in Guerrero state caused an undetermined number of…
Continue Reading Fear of violence looms over a contentious Bangladesh election as polls open
DHAKA (AP) — Polls have opened in Bangladesh as voters began casting their ballots in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines passenger drafted final texts to her loved ones after section of the plane blew out midflight
By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Stephanie King told CNN she was returning to her home in California after a visit to Portland, Oregon, when she…
Continue Reading China sanctions 5 US defense companies in response to US sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan
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The first Indian solar observatory has successfully reached its intended orbit, the country’s Space Research Organisation announced Saturday,…
Continue Reading Extreme heat is pushing India to the brink of ‘survivability.’ One obvious solution is also a big part of the problem
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Continue Reading Man arrested after World of Warcraft game helps police in Florida find missing 16-year-old girl from Ohio
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Continue Reading Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block traffic in Seattle
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Continue Reading A look back at Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ eight years in office
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Continue Reading Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
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Continue Reading Death toll from Minnesota home fire rises to three kids; four others in family remain hospitalized
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The number of children who died as a result of a fire in their St. Paul home has risen to three. At a news conference…
Continue Reading Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry
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Continue Reading Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
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Continue Reading Hiker clung to small tree in freezing temperatures after falling hundreds of feet at night
By Brammhi Balarajan and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A single tree can take much of the credit for a woman surviving in frigid nighttime…
Continue Reading Cumbersome process and ‘arbitrary’ Israeli inspections slow aid delivery into Gaza, US senators say
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Continue Reading Florida’s Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water to retrieve cross
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Greek Orthodox community has celebrated the Epiphany with their annual cross dive near the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Polish farmers suspend their blockade at the Ukrainian border after a deal with the government
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Continue Reading Trump courts young voters in Iowa before heading to two rallies for the Jan. 15 caucuses
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Continue Reading Jordanian army says it killed 5 drug smugglers in clashes on the Syrian border
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Continue Reading A Pentagon mystery: Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay kept secret for days?
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Continue Reading Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its side
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Continue Reading 11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting remembered as a joyful boy who loved soccer and singing
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Continue Reading Francophone Belgian couple caught in bureaucratic struggle to prove they speak French
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — A couple from the French-speaking part of Belgium wanted to become naturalized French citizens but found…
Continue Reading 11 killed including 5 children in Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian town
By Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Eleven people including five children were killed in Russian S-300 missile strikes on Saturday in…
Continue Reading FBI arrests 3 in Florida on charges of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 insurrection
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Continue Reading Prominent Black church in New York sued for gender bias by woman who sought to be its senior pastor
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press Over its 215-year history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City has earned a reputation as the flagship of…
Continue Reading Family of woman killed by deputy after calling for help seeks $30 million in claim against LA county, sheriff’s department
CNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The family of a woman who was shot and killed by a responding deputy after calling for help in a domestic…
Continue Reading Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region while Ukraine claims it hit a Crimean air base
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to…
Continue Reading DeSantis and Haley are battling to emerge in Iowa as the preferred Republican alternative to Trump
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Continue Reading A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others
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Continue Reading Scare on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282: A loud bang, a whooshing sound and a boy’s shirt sucked right off
CNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud…
Continue Reading Scare on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282: A loud bang, a whooshing sound and a boy’s shirt sucked right off
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud boom…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation’s objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting
CNN By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to…
Continue Reading House Speaker Mike Johnson invites Biden to deliver the State of the Union address on March 7
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is inviting President Joe Biden to deliver his annual State of the Union…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines says flight disruptions will likely continue as FAA inspections of 737 Max 9 aircraft will ‘take more time’
CNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of…
Continue Reading Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch
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Continue Reading Russian border city offers to relocate residents after spate of Ukrainian attacks
By Niamh Kennedy and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod has promised to help relocate civilians worried…
Continue Reading Fear kept her from school after a shooting. How a walking partner – with ‘no words required’ – helped her do the impossible
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Continue Reading Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after window appears to blow off in flight, forcing emergency landing
CNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9…
Continue Reading A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press It has only taken 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 5 in hospital fire in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from a fire in a hospital in Germany this week has risen to five. All of the victims were patients. Investigators are…
Continue Reading Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in broad daylight on the outskirts…
Continue Reading South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
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Continue Reading Pope Francis warns against ideological splits in the Church, says focus on the poor, not ‘theory’
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Continue Reading Blinken opens latest urgent Mideast tour in Turkey as fears grow that Gaza war may engulf region
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Continue Reading Death toll in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts rises to 91
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials say the death toll from an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing has risen to at least 91. State TV on…
Continue Reading Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with traditional rituals
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Continue Reading Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started Saturday a 48-hour general strike as the…
Continue Reading United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84…
Continue Reading Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘initial response’ to killing of top leader from allied Hamas
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel on Saturday, warning that…
Continue Reading Myanmar confirms that a key northeastern city near China has been seized by an armed ethnic alliance
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Continue Reading Famine in Gaza ‘around the corner,’ as people face ‘highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,’ UN relief chief says
By Heather Chen and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Famine is “around the corner” as people in Gaza face the “highest levels of food insecurity…
Continue Reading Japan runway collision raises fresh questions about airplane evacuations
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Passengers in a plane crash find themselves elbow-to-elbow with strangers in the dark encountering a…
Continue Reading Man who escaped Pennsylvania jail by sliding down tied bedsheets gets 25 to 50 years on kidnapping and escape convictions
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Continue Reading Turkish justice minister says 15 suspects jailed ahead of trial for spying for Israel
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans plan to discuss removing state party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo.…
Continue Reading Orthodox Christmas: Why it’s celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
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Continue Reading A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand…
Continue Reading Western Japan earthquakes have claimed 100 lives; rain and snow imperil already shaky ground
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Continue Reading To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants
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Continue Reading On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after a window and chunk of its fuselage reportedly blew out in…
Continue Reading UN agency says it is handling code of conduct violations by staffer for anti-Israel posts internally
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Continue Reading Texas Tech leading scorer Pop Isaacs accused in lawsuit of sexual assault of a minor, ESPN reports
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault of a minor when the Red Raiders…
Continue Reading Trump returns to Iowa 10 days before the caucuses with a commanding lead over the Republican field
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Continue Reading Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against GOP ‘cowardice’
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is rejecting a lawsuit to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of…
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights group says a small community in the violence-torn Mexican state of Guerrero…
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Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications…
Continue Reading Boeing still hasn’t fixed this problem on Max jets, so it’s asking for an exemption to safety rules
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Continue Reading Church says priest who married teen has been defrocked
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Catholic priest who married a teenager after leaving the country with her this summer has been removed from the priesthood.…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical…
Continue Reading New York governor promises a floating pool in city waterways, reviving a long-stalled urban venture
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced support for a plan to build a floating swimming…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Trump can be barred from holding office
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Continue Reading The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
By MARK SHERMAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be…
Continue Reading Civil rights lawsuit filed over 2022 Philadelphia fire that killed 9 children and 3 adults
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Families of the 12 people killed in a Philadelphia row house fire that began in a Christmas tree two years ago are…
Continue Reading The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa’s presidential caucuses
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming…
Continue Reading New Mexico attorney general says fake GOP electors can’t be prosecuted, recommends changes
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor says the state’s five…
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