Eileen Gu: Competing has ‘taught me how to cope with fear,’ says Chinese freestyle skiing star
CNN By Michael Johnston and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Eileen Gu knows what it’s like to stand on her own. Whether it be at the top of a…
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Trade programs, unlike other areas of higher education, are in hot demand
The Hechinger Report looks at why many young people choose to pursue short-term credentials over traditional college, seeing them as a quicker and…
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The most popular 2024 baby registry must-haves as picked by parents
Babylist has put together the ultimate cheat sheet to get your baby registry off to a great…
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Arizona's federal-only voters are concentrated on college campuses, data show
The state requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, which disproportionately affects young college students, a Votebeat analysis…
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What is the actual cost of crime in America's largest cities—and which spend the most and least per capita?
An annual analysis from MoneyGeek looks at the most recent crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to estimate the cost of crime in…
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Bid by meatpacker JBS to join New York Stock Exchange faces opposition over Amazon deforestation
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Lawmakers in the United States and the United Kingdom are urging the Securities and…
Continue Reading UN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which…
Continue Reading GOP lawmakers approve a ‘flat’ income tax for Kansas, but a governor’s veto looms
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas have passed a broad package of tax cuts promoted as widespread…
Continue Reading A Singapore minister is charged with corruption, accused of taking tickets to F1 races and musicals
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged Thursday in the first ministerial…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier…
Continue Reading Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to Thai temple where families give DNA to identify them
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue workers are carrying out the grim task of recovering the…
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Omar Garcia named new head football coach at Horizon
EL PASO, Texas – Horizon High School announced their new head football coach Wednesday afternoon. Omar Garcia is taking over the program after…
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Trump escalates attacks on Haley as he seeks New Hampshire knockout
CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, CHRISTINE CORNELL, TRUTH SOCIAL @REALDONALDTRUMP By Eric Bradner and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is…
Continue Reading The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he…
Continue Reading Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan launches airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran,…
Continue Reading Melania Trump remembers her mother as ‘a ray of light in the darkest days’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in…
Continue Reading States expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began…
Continue Reading In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
By JAMEY KEATEN and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Israel’s president says normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi…
Continue Reading Solidly GOP Indiana doesn’t often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded…
Continue Reading Nearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of…
Continue Reading Transgender candidate facing disqualification in Ohio now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the…
Continue Reading Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa’s genocide case
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza…
Continue Reading Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced…
Continue Reading A scholar discovers stories and poems possibly written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The author of “Little Women” may have been even more productive than previously…
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Budget passed for fire station renovation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso representatives unanimously passed a budget to renovate El Paso Fire Station 16. The plan to renovate the Northeast…
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El Paso 5th graders invited to free orchestral concert
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 5th graders across the borderland are invited to the El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s 83rd annual Young People’s Concert. The…
Continue Reading Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on…
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Families of American hostages to meet with White House national security adviser Thursday
CNN By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — White House National security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Thursday with families of the Americans…
Continue Reading EMTs deliver baby in family home
WWJ By Elle Meyers Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Michigan (WWJ) — Baby boy Wissner was in a rush to see…
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‘She was special’: Family remembers car wash employee killed after equipment entrapment
WLOS, ERNESTINE FRANKS, CNN By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) —…
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