Runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reopens a week after fatal collision
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Continue Reading More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows, aid groups say
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Continue Reading Barack Obama and John Mulaney are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards
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Continue Reading Lawrence stopped short of goal line as Jags eliminated from playoff race in 28-20 loss to Titans
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Winter Tourism in Island Park about to pick up thanks to recent snow storms
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Continue Reading High school basketball coach and player dismissed after their team allegedly hurled antisemitic rhetoric against opponent
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Continue Reading Iowa’s Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump
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Continue Reading Golden Globes fashion: Colman Domingo honors Rustin, Sandra Hüller sweeps in wearing goddess green
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Law enforcement reminds us to slow down and be safe on the winter roads
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Continue Reading Live Updates: Golden Globes 2024
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Continue Reading Tyre Nichols’ family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him
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Continue Reading Officers in Colorado are investigating an apparent altercation between Rep. Boebert and ex-husband
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Continue Reading Explainer: Missing door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner
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Continue Reading Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
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Continue Reading Stabbing leaves 1 dead at New York City migrant shelter; 2nd resident charged with murder
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Continue Reading Authorities increase reward to $20,000 for information leading to arrest of suspected Ocala mall shooter
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Continue Reading Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden
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Continue Reading What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout
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Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane is found in Portland, NTSB says, as new details emerge about the aircraft
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Parking restrictions currently in place throughout Idaho Falls
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Continue Reading Congressional leaders announce spending deal as shutdown threat looms
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Continue Reading Report: Another jaguar sighting in southern Arizona, 8th different one in southwestern US since 1996
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Continue Reading Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility
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Continue Reading California law banning carrying concealed firearms in many public places is once again blocked
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Continue Reading Libya says it suspended oil production at largest field after protesters forced its closure
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Continue Reading Lebanon airport screens display anti-Hezbollah message after being hacked
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Continue Reading Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as more maintenance may be needed
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Continue Reading Wrexham’s Hollywood owners revel in the team’s latest big win in FA Cup
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Continue Reading A dog shelter appeals for homes for its pups during a cold snap in Poland, and finds a warm welcome
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Continue Reading What to stream this week: A gaggle of TV sleuths, the foul-mouthed bear ‘Ted’ and a Kevin Hart heist
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Continue Reading Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant, has died aged 93
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Continue Reading Mario Zagallo funeral: Brazil pays its last respects to World Cup great
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Continue Reading Winter weather buffets both US coasts; snow spreads across Northeast while Sierra faces heavy snow
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Continue Reading Two hikers on snowshoes, hit by avalanche in Italian Alps near Switzerland, are dead, rescuers say
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Continue Reading Massive vehicle pileup on southern California highway leaves 2 dead, 9 injured, authorities say
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Continue Reading Start your week smart: Alaska Airlines, Supreme Court, Israel’s new phase of war, Defense secretary, winter storm
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Continue Reading A year after pro-Bolsonaro riots and dozens of arrests, Brazil is still recovering
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Continue Reading Son of veteran correspondent is the fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza
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Continue Reading Lancashire heeler recognized by American Kennel Club as its 201st dog breed
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Continue Reading Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off mid-flight is found in Portland man’s backyard, investigators say
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Continue Reading Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback
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Continue Reading Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month
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Continue Reading A fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh guts more than 1,000 shelters
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Continue Reading Woman in her 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake
By Heather Chen, Jennifer Hauser, Emiko Jozuka and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — An elderly woman in her 90s has been rescued from under the rubble…
Continue Reading Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 2
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Continue Reading Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party
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Continue Reading Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry to be inaugurated Sunday, returning state’s highest office to GOP
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Continue Reading Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secures fourth term in election boycotted by opposition
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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 Parker’s 14, Arington’s game-winner lead Idaho State over Omaha, 63-62
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Continue Reading Fear of violence looms over a contentious Bangladesh election as polls open
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Continue Reading Alaska Airlines passenger drafted final texts to her loved ones after section of the plane blew out midflight
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Continue Reading China sanctions 5 US defense companies in response to US sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan
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Families enjoy free ski day at the East Fork Mink Creek Nordic Center
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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 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 Cumbersome process and ‘arbitrary’ Israeli inspections slow aid delivery into Gaza, US senators say
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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
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state news agency is reporting that Polish farmers who had blockaded a border crossing to Ukraine have ended…
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
AMMAN (AP) — The Jordanian army says it has killed five drug and weapon smugglers and arrested 15 in a day of clashes with armed groups of…
Continue Reading A Pentagon mystery: Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay kept secret for days?
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd…
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