Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala has arrested its former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with…
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MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday…
Continue Reading Average long-term mortgage rates rise again, reaching their highest level in 4 weeks
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the second time in as many weeks, climbing to…
Continue Reading WIC helps moms and kids eat. But finding what you need isn’t always easy
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer More than 6 million people receive benefits through the nation’s food assistance program for women, infants and…
Continue Reading Here are the ‘Worst in Show’ CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog will review Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to disclose his hospitalization
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog says he will review the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading Maryland elections board member resigns after indictment for participating in US Capitol rioting
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is resigning after being…
Continue Reading Running from gossip, Ariana Madix finds relief in Broadway’s salacious musical, ‘Chicago’
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix becomes the latest celebrity to take on the role of Roxie…
Continue Reading Trial of woman charged with covering up killing of mother of 5 begins in Connecticut
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of a mother of five has begun in a Connecticut courtroom. A…
Continue Reading Emmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like ‘Lucy,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Thrones’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Emmy Awards will be studded with cast reunions and recreations of classic…
Continue Reading Trump skips much of the final week before Iowa’s caucuses to go to court voluntarily instead
By JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as…
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Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella’s medulloblastoma diagnosis highlights rare type of cancer
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The diagnosis took Michael Strahan by surprise. On Thursday morning, the “Good Morning America”…
Continue Reading Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar…
Continue Reading Illegal tunnel under New York City synagogue destabilized nearby buildings, officials say
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of…
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Fossil unearthed in New Mexico years ago is identified as older, more primitive relative of T. rex
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Tyrannosaurus rex seemingly came out of nowhere tens of millions of years ago,…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s record age, 81, is an ‘asset,’ first lady Jill Biden says
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest…
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Jill Biden blasts GOP probe into Hunter Biden in rare comments
CNN By Arlette Saenz and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered rare comments on former President Donald Trump and the…
Continue Reading Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
By JULIA FRANKEL and ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern…
Continue Reading Violence rattles Ecuador as a nightclub arson kills 2 and a bomb scare sparks an evacuation
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A bomb threat has sent an anti-explosives unit into a bustling area of Ecuador’s tense capital as the South American…
Continue Reading Finland extends closure of Russian border for another month, fearing a migrant influx
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border with Russia for another month because it…
Continue Reading Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tour
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour in talks with…
Continue Reading Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It’s a seasonal problem that activists want an end to
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the…
Continue Reading Jamaica probes police killings of four people in 24 hours, including a teenage boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica says it is investigating four fatal shootings by police officers in the span of 24…
Continue Reading The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of the Native Americans the National Park Service was supposed to consult with say moving…
Continue Reading Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say a grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood…
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Prescriptions for ADHD medications jumped by more than 1 million during the pandemic, study finds
Originally Published: 10 JAN 24 16:20 ET By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Prescriptions for medications used to treat…
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Fruit Stripe gum to be discontinued
Originally Published: 10 JAN 24 20:08 ET By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — It’s the end of an era for Fruit Stripe, the decades-old gum brand…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in 12 weeks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last…
Continue Reading New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms are the…
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Human smuggling pursuit ends in crash, injuring two people
EL PASO, Texas — A human smuggling pursuit that began in west El Paso ends in a crash, injuring two people in south central, Thursday morning. Three…
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