What you should know if you’re about to fly on a Boeing Max 9
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Minnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature has kicked off debate on whether to join the list of states…
Continue Reading Keep an eye on the sky for January’s full ‘wolf moon’
The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky…
Continue Reading Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Missouri Senate says she would like to expel a…
Continue Reading Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ at much higher rates than older Americans, report shows
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a third, or 28%, of Gen Z adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Continue Reading After damaging a rotor blade, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has…
Continue Reading An Alabama inmate was executed with nitrogen gas. How does it work?
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution…
Continue Reading Scores of North Carolina sea turtles have died after being stunned by frigid temperatures
By The Associated Press Officials say scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died. The North Carolina…
Continue Reading Four Las Vegas high school students plead not guilty to murder in deadly beating of schoolmate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four high school students in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in…
Continue Reading Gaza’s Health Ministry blames Israeli troops for deadly shooting as crowd waited for aid
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses said Israeli troops…
Continue Reading U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in…
Continue Reading Where do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current teams amid a…
Continue Reading Ukraine energy firm, postal service among state agencies hit by apparent cyberattack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Ukrainian state agencies, including the state-owned energy company, reported cyberattacks or technical…
Continue Reading Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova urge women’s tennis to stay out of Saudi Arabia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova are calling on the women’s tennis tour to stay out of…
Continue Reading Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald Trump…
Continue Reading With beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unsanctioned tent camp is growing outside New York City’s largest migrant shelter. New…
Continue Reading Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic…
Continue Reading Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and…
Continue Reading New Jersey already protects abortion rights. Now Democrats want to cover out-of-pocket costs, too
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would…
Continue Reading A house fire in northwest Alaska killed a woman and 5 children, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a woman and five children have died in a house fire in rural northwest Alaska. Troopers said…
Continue Reading A California man is found guilty of murder for killing a 6-year-old boy in a freeway shooting
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A jury has convicted a California man guilty of murder for shooting and killing a 6-year-old…
Continue Reading ‘I don’t know why I’m not arrested.’ Anti-war presidential candidate ignites Russian anger
By Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — For the past week cities and towns across Russia have witnessed an unusual display of defiance. No protests or…
Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Personal Birth date: February 12, 1965…
Continue Reading At least 50 villagers shot dead in latest violence in northern Nigerian state of Plateau
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors say gunmen killed at least 50 villagers over two days in Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading Turkey formally ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.…
Continue Reading Former officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya can stand trial for murder, appeals court says
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The former police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man from Michigan, can stand trial for…
Continue Reading GOP pressures Biden to release evidence against Maduro ally pardoned as part of prisoner swap
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Justice Department to release its investigative file on…
Continue Reading Lorrie Moore and Naomi Klein among nominees for National Book Critics Circle awards
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Naomi Klein and the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji are among the finalists for…
Continue Reading Georgia Senate passes bill to define antisemitism despite free-speech concerns of opponents
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law has passed the state Senate. The 44-6 vote on Thursday…
Continue Reading Yellen visits Midwest to showcase improving consumer sentiment, take aim at Trump tax cuts
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Illinois and electoral battleground Wisconsin this…
Continue Reading Bobbi Barrasso, wife of Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, has died after a fight with brain cancer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Bobbi Barrasso, a former U.S. Senate staffer and the wife of Republican Sen. John Barrasso, has died after a two-year…
Continue Reading US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka’s controversial internet regulation law
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States is expressing concerns over Sri Lanka’s controversial…
Continue Reading Colombia declares a disaster because of wildfires and asks for international help
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a disaster declaration and requested help from the international community to combat…
Continue Reading Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its…
Continue Reading US women’s professional volleyball void is filled, and possibly overflowing, with 3 upstart leagues
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Volleyball has been the No. 1 girls sport in the United States for a decade. More than 90,000…
Continue Reading Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Time isn’t inverting: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is coming back to movie theaters for a week, including on…
Continue Reading Mother of Michigan school shooter testifies it was her husband’s responsibility to store son’s gun
WXYZ, CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan…
Continue Reading FTC launches inquiry into artificial intelligence deals such as Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial…
Continue Reading Mislabeled cookies containing peanuts sold in Connecticut recalled after death of New York woman
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Mislabeled cookies containing peanuts that were sold at Stew Leonard’s grocery stores in Connecticut were recalled this…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s killers get a March court date to argue appeals of their hate crime convictions
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three white men convicted of hate crimes for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia…
Continue Reading Andris Nelsons agrees to rolling contract as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director
BOSTON (AP) — Andris Nelsons has agreed to a rolling contract as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The 45-year-old Latvian has been…
Continue Reading Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in ‘Michael,’ the Michael Jackson biopic
NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo, fresh off his Oscar nomination, has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop…
Continue Reading How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing it
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In the aftermath of World War II and the murder by Nazi Germany of 6 million Jews in…
Continue Reading 4 police officers killed in highway attack in north-central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four municipal police officers are dead following an ambush-style attack on a road in Mexico in the north-central state of…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He’s made it his slogan, profanity and all
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan that’s not fit for kids’ ears. Shapiro…
Continue Reading Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt
SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Egypt are engaged in an increasingly public spat over a narrow strip of land between Egypt and Gaza. That strip…
Continue Reading ‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods, trying to…
Continue Reading ‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods,…
Continue Reading Biden to host Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida at a state visit in April
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit on April 10,…
Continue Reading Family of woman killed in alligator attack sues housing company alleging negligence
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of an 85-year-old Florida woman who was killed by an alligator last year…
Continue Reading Herbert Coward, known for Toothless Man role in ‘Deliverance,’ dies in North Carolina highway crash
Herbert Coward, known for his “Toothless Man” role in the movie “Deliverance,” died Wednesday in a crash on a western North Carolina…
Continue Reading Bloodied and cold, this Venezuelan couple is caught in the border battle between Texas and federal authorities
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and…
Continue Reading Only five bodies delivered to Belgorod morgue after mysterious Russian plane crash, Ukrainian intelligence suggests
By Victoria Butenko, Andrew Carey, Christian Edwards, Olga Voitovych and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine says it has intelligence suggesting…
Continue Reading Robitussin cough syrups recalled nationwide due to microbial contamination
Some Robitussin Honey cough syrups sold nationwide are being recalled because of microbial contamination, according to an announcement posted…
Continue Reading Many parents say they are still financially subsidizing their adult children
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Most parents expect to pay for their children until they become adults. But many say they are still…
Continue Reading Three soldiers among six sentenced to death for coup plot in Ghana
BY FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A high court in Ghana has sentenced to death six people, including three soldiers, after…
Continue Reading US economy grew at a shocking pace in the fourth quarter
The US economy remained shockingly robust in the fourth quarter to close out a remarkably strong 2023 as consumers and businesses continued to spend,…
Continue Reading A bear was killed by a hunter months after it captivated a Michigan neighborhood
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A 350-pound black bear is dead months after captivating a northern Michigan neighborhood in May by perching in a tree.…
Continue Reading White officer should go to trial in slaying of Black motorist, Michigan appeals court rules
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled that a former police officer should go to trial for a murder charge in the…
Continue Reading US warned Iran that ISIS-K was preparing attack ahead of deadly Kerman blasts, a US official says
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in…
Continue Reading Michigan GOP chair Karamo was ‘properly removed’ from position, national Republican party says
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorneys for the Republican National Committee say Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina…
Continue Reading Middle school students return to class for the 1st time since Iowa school shooting
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Middle school students in Perry, Iowa, have returned to classes for the first time since a 17-year-old opened fire in a shared…
Continue Reading Georgia lawmakers consider bills to remove computer codes from ballots
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state House and Senate are pursuing separate bills to remove computerized codes from most…
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Fendi, under Kim Jones, has presented a mesmerizing collection blending minimalist futurism with…
Continue Reading Infamous Austrian rapist Josef Fritzl can be moved to regular prison, court rules
By Chris Stern, CNN (CNN) — Josef Fritzl, the infamous Austrian rapist and sex offender, can be moved from psychiatric detention in a…
Continue Reading These small male marsupials give up sleep for sex, then die after intense mating season, study finds
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — For some, happiness is getting enough sleep. But for a small marsupial in Australia, sex is a higher priority than…
Continue Reading Russia fires genetics institute head who claimed humans once lived for 900 years
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian state news agency says Russia’s science and higher education ministry has dismissed the head of a prestigious…
Continue Reading White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration
By MATT BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The White House’s chief diversity and inclusion officer is departing the White House after three…
Continue Reading Prosecutor tells jury that mother of Michigan school shooter is at fault for 4 student deaths
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Jurors in Michigan have heard opening statements in the trial of the mother of a school shooter.…
Continue Reading Pakistan accuses Indian agents of orchestrating the killing of 2 citizens on its soil
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has accused neighboring India’s intelligence agency of involvement in the extrajudicial…
Continue Reading Trial date set for Texas student suspended over the length of his locs hairstyle
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ordered a trial to begin next month in the case of Darryl George, the Houston-area teen who has…
Continue Reading The hot young thing? At 71, John Leventhal has made a debut album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one will confuse musician John Leventhal with being the hot new thing. The six-time…
Continue Reading Two men convicted of kidnapping, carjacking an FBI employee in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury in South Dakota has convicted two men on several charges related to the 2022 kidnapping of an FBI employee.…
Continue Reading Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant further delays removal of melted fuel debris
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima has announced a delay of several more…
Continue Reading Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veteran Affairs to pay…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans set to pass bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin state Assembly are set to pass a bill that would call…
Continue Reading Robitussin maker recalls several lots of cough syrup due to contamination
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of its medicine due to…
Continue Reading North Macedonia’s government resigns ahead of general elections
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s prime minister and his cabinet have formally submitted their resignations to parliament, paving…
Continue Reading Washington and Baghdad plan to hold talks soon to end presence of US-led coalition in Iraq
By TARA COPP and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Iraq will soon begin formal talks soon to transition…
Continue Reading Girlfriend of suspect in fatal shootings of 8 in Chicago suburb charged with obstruction, police say
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say the girlfriend of a man suspected of fatally shooting seven relatives and an eighth person last weekend in a…
Continue Reading Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A group of more than 4,700 auto dealers in the United States have sent a letter to President Joe…
Continue Reading Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment
By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Atmore, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first…
Continue Reading First image reveals spacecraft’s unexpected landing position on the moon
By Francesca Annio, Alex Stambaugh, Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its “moon…
Continue Reading China accuses US of ‘abusing’ international law by sailing in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western…
Continue Reading Report on sex abuse in Germany’s Protestant Church documents at least 2,225 victims
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated press BERLIN (AP) — At least 1,259 people working for the Protestant Church of Germany have committed sexual…
Continue Reading Danish report underscores ‘systematic illegal behavior’ in adoptions of children from South Korea
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish report says that adoptions of children from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s…
Continue Reading After family feud, Myanmar court orders auction of home where Suu Kyi spent 15 years’ house arrest
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-controlled Myanmar has ordered the family home of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi,…
Continue Reading Remaining landslide victims found in China, bringing death toll to 44
BEIJING (AP) — The bodies of the remaining victims of a landslide in southwestern China have been recovered, bringing the death toll to 44 after…
Continue Reading Swedish PM says he’s willing to meet Hungary’s Orban to end deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media say Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has agreed to meet with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, who invited…
Continue Reading Students in Greece protest plans to introduce private universities
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several thousand university students and their supporters took part in a protest in central Athens Thursday to oppose plans…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed jobless benefits last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated…
Continue Reading Russian woman sentenced to 27 years over explosion that killed ultranationalist military blogger
By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Daria Trepova to 27 years in prison for the murder of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen…
Continue Reading World first IVF rhino pregnancy could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists say
By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — A world first in rhinoceros reproductive health could save northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists…
Continue Reading Thousands in India flock to a recruitment center for jobs in Israel despite the Israel-Hamas war
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH and BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of Indians have flocked to a recruitment center in…
Continue Reading Gangs, gunmen and cartels running amok. As terror grips the streets of Ecuador, even the armed forces live in fear
By David Culver, Abel Alvarado and Carlos Martinelli, CNN Guayaquil, Ecuador (CNN) — Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living…
Continue Reading Belarus arrests families of political prisoners in fresh crackdown
By Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Belarus has conducted mass raids, interrogations and arrests of dozens…
Continue Reading Biden revisits decaying Wisconsin bridge to announce $5B for infrastructure in election year pitch
By SEUNG MIN KIM and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is returning to the critical swing state of Wisconsin to…
Continue Reading American founder of Haitian orphanage to appear in court on sexual abuse charges
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The American founder of an orphanage in Haiti who had charges of sexual abuse against him dropped…
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