Huge network of ancient cities uncovered in the Amazon rainforest
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working deep in the Amazon rainforest have discovered an extensive network of cities dating back…
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Former Connecticut mayoral candidate pleads guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol breach charge
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A former Connecticut city alderman who won a Republican primary for mayor while facing charges related to the…
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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has rejected Argentina’s bid to extradite an Italian…
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan…
Continue Reading A refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland
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US producer prices fell in December for the third consecutive month, bringing a closely watched gauge of inflation to a rate more in line with…
Continue Reading The Olympics tap its first-ever global beer sponsor
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bud Light brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is becoming the first-ever beer sponsor for the next three…
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Continue Reading Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court
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Continue Reading Israel denies genocide accusations at top UN court, says war in Gaza is self-defense
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled…
Continue Reading Israel denies genocide accusations at top UN court, says war in Gaza is self-defense
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled against…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty against Buffalo, New York, supermarket gunman, a first for Biden administration
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the White gunman…
Continue Reading NFL All-Pro: McCaffrey, Hill, Warner unanimous; 14 first-timers
By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill and Fred Warner are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2023 NFL All-Pro Team.…
Continue Reading Michigan to pay $1.75 million to innocent man after 35 years in prison
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Continue Reading 3 Austin officers are cleared in a fatal shooting during a standoff where an officer was killed
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Continue Reading Manchin says Super Tuesday will offer clarity on need for a third-party candidate
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Continue Reading Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents
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Continue Reading West Virginia Senate OKs bill to allow veterans, retired police to provide armed security in schools
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and…
Continue Reading Dozens of Kenyan lawyers protest what they say is judicial interference by President Ruto
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Continue Reading Somali president’s son reportedly testifies in Turkey as he is accused of killing motorcyclist
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Continue Reading Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
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Continue Reading František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who supported dissidents from Sweden, dies at age 92
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Continue Reading Sign bearing Trump’s name removed from Bronx golf course as new management takes over
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Continue Reading Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey
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Continue Reading Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen weds fiancee in lavish 10-day ceremony
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Continue Reading Russian pro-war activist to face trial over alleged terrorism offenses, Russian news agency says
By The Associated Press A Russian state news agency says a Russian court has ordered that a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading A Danish appeals court upholds prison sentences for Iranian separatists convicted of terror charges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish appeals court has upheld the sentences of three members of an Iranian separatist group convicted of promoting…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard says a Dominican died after it fired at a fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a person from the Dominican Republic died after it fired at a fleeing boat in the Caribbean…
Continue Reading Are divorce albums breaking new ground? Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini make the case
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Continue Reading Patriots agree to hire Jerod Mayo has next head coach, Bill Belichick’s successor
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Continue Reading Tensions at the border grow as the number of migrant apprehensions drops significantly
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Continue Reading ‘The Curse’ embraces cringe and absurdism. Emma Stone wanted in before she even knew what it was
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Continue Reading Moon landing, Beatles, MLK speech are among TV’s 75 biggest moments, released before 75th Emmys
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Continue Reading A Denmark terror case has ‘links’ to Hamas, a prosecutor tells local media
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Continue Reading Why does Iowa launch the presidential campaign?
By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Iowa’s caucuses started modestly some 50 years ago. But they grew to hold a pivotal role in…
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Continue Reading Olympics brings on its first beer brand as a global sponsor — Budweiser’s AB InBev
By COURTNEY BONNELL and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the…
Continue Reading FAA to audit Boeing manufacturing, increase scrutiny after panel blew off jet in midflight last week
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will audit Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled manufacturer after a…
Continue Reading IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it has collected an additional $360 million in overdue taxes from delinquent…
Continue Reading Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter crashes near Mexican border with minor injury reported
By The Associated Press A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter patrolling the state’s border with Mexico has crashed, injuring at least one…
Continue Reading France’s youngest prime minister holds 1st Cabinet meeting with ambition to get ‘quick results’
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal held his first Cabinet meeting on Friday with one…
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Continue Reading Burberry’s share price drops 10% as luxury brand warns about trading over crucial Christmas period
LONDON (AP) — Burberry, the London-based luxury goods fashion house, lost around 10% of its market value on Friday after it warned that profits…
Continue Reading Mass killer who says his rights are violated should remain in solitary confinement, Norway says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s government says Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, remains…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Jan. 12: Winter storm, Middle East, Trump trial, Hunter Biden, Taiwan election
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Continue Reading Crew survives after a US Navy helicopter crashes into San Diego Bay
By Paradise Afshar and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway to figure out why a US Navy helicopter crashed this week into…
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia and Vietnam agreed to cooperate on fisheries on Friday as Indonesian President…
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers starting in…
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BEIJING (AP) — China says that Myanmar’s military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups…
Continue Reading The UK prime minister is in Kyiv to announce a new support package for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Kyiv to announce a new package of support for Ukraine, including an increase in…
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Continue Reading Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what’s seen as a test of control with China
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian tourists going on a ski trip will be the first international travelers to visit…
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By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s relationship with Beijing will face its biggest test since the leaders of the…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has announced the end of its search and salvage operations at the site of a…
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels over their attacks on…
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been charged with killing four members of a neighboring family in central California. The teen made his…
Continue Reading Boil water order lifted for the City of Jackson, Mississippi, amid dispute over E. coli tests
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities lifted a boil-water notice Friday in Jackson, Mississippi, a day after health officials…
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine…
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A leading human rights group says people’s rights are being suppressed and…
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was interrupted three times by as many protesters during a campaign stop in Ames,…
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment…
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TORONTO (AP) — Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart who helped build up Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party, has died. He was 87. His…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report finds the number of police officers who died on the job dropped again last…
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By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented and highly contagious bird flu outbreak in the sub-Antarctic has spread to mammals, British…
Continue Reading Fruit Stripe Gum to bite the dust after a half century of highly abbreviated rainbow flavors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fruit Stripe Gum, something of a childhood icon for many gum chewers over the past five decades, will soon head over the…
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By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has…
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Continue Reading FCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partners
DETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites used by…
Continue Reading Haley’s frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some supporters in Iowa
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley revived some of the debate-stage critiques she leveled…
Continue Reading Panamanian commission visits copper mine shut down after court invalidated concession
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s government has inspected a huge copper mine shut down after the country’s Supreme Court ruled in November that the…
Continue Reading United Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after a warning about a possible door issue
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An Airbus plane operated by United Airlines cut short a flight after crews got a door-indicator warning, according to a…
Continue Reading Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An FBI agent says investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly…
Continue Reading New York City built a migrant tent camp on a remote former airfield. Then winter arrived
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