Death toll lowered to 7 in Louisiana super fog highway crashes involving 160 vehicles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities have lowered the death toll from last week’s series of highway crashes blamed on a “super fog”…
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Slovakia’s new government announces a massive deployment at the Hungarian border to curb migration
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The new Slovak government has announced a “massive” deployment of police and armed forces along the border with…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley formally enters her home-state primary as she tries to pull closer to Donald Trump
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary…
Continue Reading St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S.…
Continue Reading A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Jamaica with no reports of casualties or serious damage
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid…
Continue Reading In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the…
Continue Reading EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Commission’s top official says a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries that are…
Continue Reading A former British cyberespionage agency employee gets life in prison for stabbing an American spy
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British cyberespionage agency employee who viciously stabbed an American intelligence…
Continue Reading Authorities say Puerto Rico policeman suspected in slaying of elderly couple has killed himself
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a Puerto Rican police officer identified as the suspect in the gruesome slaying of an elderly couple…
Continue Reading Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the…
Continue Reading A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has…
Continue Reading Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Retreating from the turmoil in Washington, D.C., Rep. Lauren…
Continue Reading Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book ‘Energy Follows Thought’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie starts with the words. It’s one of the surprising revelations in Willie…
Continue Reading Ohio woman accused of killing 4 men with fatal fentanyl doses to rob them pleads not guilty
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who prosecutors say killed four men with lethal…
Continue Reading A British man is extradited to Germany and indicted over a brutal killing nearly 45 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a British man has been extradited to Germany and charged with murder over the brutal killing of a retiree at his…
Continue Reading FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are warning that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead.…
Continue Reading China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific…
Continue Reading US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made…
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Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was…
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Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she…
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New ‘Thriller 40’ Documentary will go behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s Legendary 1982 Album
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 40 years after Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” redefined pop music, the documentary “Thriller 40” looks at how it was made and…
Continue Reading More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say more than 70 people were missing on Monday after their boat…
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in ‘Say More’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a two-book deal with Scribner, starting with a…
Continue Reading A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human…
Continue Reading UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes
By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers announced Monday that it reached a tentative deal with General Motors,…
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Toyota recalls 751,000 Highlanders in the US to make sure bumper covers and hardware can’t fall off
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 751,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the tabs that hold the front bumper covers on. The…
Continue Reading Two bodies found aboard migrant boat intercepted off Canary Island of Tenerife
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Marine Rescue Service says the bodies of two people were found aboard a boat carrying more than 200 migrants that was…
Continue Reading Activists urge Paris Olympics organizers to respect the rights of migrants and homeless people
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Aid groups and social justice activists have appealed to French authorities to protect the rights…
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After infant’s death, FDA sends new warning about probiotics for premature babies in the hospital
Originally Published: 27 OCT 23 20:18 ET Updated: 28 OCT 23 10:13 ET By Giri Viswanathan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug…
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