Pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed. Is there a solution in sight?
Automoblog dives into the alarming rise in roadway-related pedestrian…
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New vehicle costs are tempering but remain high relative to income
The General used data from Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics to examine new vehicle affordability over the last decade for American…
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Landmark portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters in US sitcom history
Stacker compiled data from GLAAD and scoured historical news coverage and documents to investigate the history of LGBTQ+ representation in American…
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Russian schoolgirl shoots several classmates, leaving 1 dead, before killing herself
MOSCOW (AP) — State news agencies and authorities in Russia say a girl shot several classmates before killing herself at a school in the city of…
Continue Reading Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant…
Continue Reading China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade, subsidies
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and the European Union held talks Thursday that focused on their disputes…
Continue Reading Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Nobel Peace Prizer winner and former President Lech Walesa says he is improving after being hospitalized with…
Continue Reading Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of Hong Kong police in Canada
By TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of the Chinese…
Continue Reading Putin moves a step closer to a fifth term as president after Russia sets 2024 election date
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Lawmaker’s in Russia have set March 17 as the date for the country’s 2024 presidential election. A…
Continue Reading Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South…
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UTEP volleyball defeats Clemson in four sets to advance to final four of NIVC
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team continues their historic run in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. In front of a sellout…
Continue Reading Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New…
Continue Reading A milestone for Notre Dame: 1 year until cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When Notre Dame went up in flames in 2019, people who worked in the cathedral felt orphaned. With…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of Friday’s jobs report to snap a 3-day losing streak
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Thursday to snap its first three-day losing streak since Halloween. The S&P…
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Takeaways from the fourth Republican presidential debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Arit John and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The explosive fourth Republican presidential debate Wednesday…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the fourth Republican presidential debate
CNN By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Arit John and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The explosive fourth Republican presidential debate Wednesday…
Continue Reading Opinion: Who won the Republican debate
CNN Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the third Republican presidential debate of the…
Continue Reading A sea otter pup found alone in Alaska has a new home at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
By ERIN HOOLEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at…
Continue Reading A nurse’s fatal last visit to patient’s home renews calls for better safety measures
By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was…
Continue Reading UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say
By RIO YAMAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 67-year-old gunman who killed three faculty members and wounded a fourth in a…
Continue Reading An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn’t really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was…
Continue Reading Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission…
Continue Reading Wyoming may auction off huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials will decide whether to auction off a valuable and pristine piece of state…
Continue Reading Indonesian maleo conservation faced setbacks due to development and plans for a new capital city
By EDNA TARIGAN and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — A pair of tall birds with black feathers and pinkish breasts crossed a…
Continue Reading From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Some of the words tied to this year’s hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying…
Continue Reading Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the US retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East?
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles and hit three commercial ships…
Continue Reading Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago
By AUDREY McAVOY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s…
Continue Reading Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON, JOSHUA A. BICKEL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mood is about to shift,…
Continue Reading Democratic support for Biden ticks up on handling of Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll says
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic views on how President Joe Biden is handling the decades-old…
Continue Reading J Balvin returns to his reggaeton roots on the romantic ‘Amigos’ — and no, it is not about Bad Bunny
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — J Balvin has released his latest single, “Amigos.” He calls it a “romantic reggaeton”…
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