Juveniles pegged as suspects in string of car window smashings, police say
WLOS, WAYNE ROBBINS, CNN By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The…
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Bernardo Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala’s president despite months of efforts to derail inauguration
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala’s president on Monday minutes after…
Continue Reading White House says ‘it’s the right time’ for Israel to scale back Gaza war as fighting hits 100 days
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time”…
Continue Reading 2 Iranian journalists jailed for their reporting on Mahsa Amini’s death are released on bail
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say two journalists serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini…
Continue Reading DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an…
Continue Reading As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, companies quietly alter their programs
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans…
Continue Reading As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of diversity efforts are steeling…
Continue ReadingFive things to watch in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024…
Continue ReadingBrutal arctic blast expands its reach as the South deals with deadly snow and ice
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Allison Chinchar and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A brutal and prolonged arctic blast is bringing dangerous cold to a…
Continue Reading US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — For 75 minutes, Maj. Joe Amoroso quizzed his students in SS202, American Politics, about…
Continue Reading Convicted former Russian mayor cuts jail time short by agreeing to fight in Ukraine
By The Associated Press Russian local media say a disgraced former mayor convicted over bribery has had his prison sentence cut short after signing a…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China, state media said Sunday. Three people remain missing after…
Continue Reading Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros votes for president in Africa’s first election of 2024
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has voted for president in Africa’s…
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Navigating Weather Uncertainties: A Sunday to Friday Forecast Journey
Good morning, happy Sunday! Embracing mild and breezy conditions today and into Monday, our weather remains influenced by a long-wave trough covering…
Continue Reading A suicide bomber in western Afghanistan targets the governor’s office and wounds 3 guards
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a suicide bomber targeted the provincial governor’s office in western Afghanistan and wounded three…
Continue Reading Explosive device kills 5 Pakistani soldiers in country’s southwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army says an explosive device has killed five soldiers in the southwest of the country. It’s the fifth deadly…
Continue Reading A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement
By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on…
Continue Reading More countries join talks on Ukraine leader’s peace formula. But Russia is absent and war grinds on
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula on…
Continue Reading 5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain
PARIS (AP) — French authorities say five people have been found dead in another maritime tragedy involving migrants trying to cross the dangerous…
Continue Reading India’s main opposition party begins a cross-country march ahead of a crucial national vote
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of members of India’s main opposition Congress party and its supporters have begun a 2-month cross-country march ahead…
Continue Reading War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential…
Continue Reading A Japanese domestic flight returns to airport with crack on a cockpit window. No injuries reported.
TOKYO (AP) — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit…
Continue Reading North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida vows more funds to quake-hit zone as worry over diseases in evacuation centers rises
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was “speechless” by the severity and immense…
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El Paso cervical cancer patient grateful for Texas Tech Physicians doctor’s treatment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – January is cervical health awareness month, each year in the United States there are more than 11,500 new cases of cervical…
Continue Reading Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic…
Continue Reading Denmark’s queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that lately
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the…
Continue Reading States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JOHN HANNA Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in…
Continue Reading Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s special session kicks off Monday. Here’s a look at what may be discussed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss…
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