How Americans spent nearly $26B on Valentine's Day in 2023
Jewel360 examined how Valentine’s Day spending changed over time, using 2023 data from the National Retail…
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Is discussing finances with your date a mood killer? Here's the tea on dating and credit
Experian surveyed 1,000 single and committed Generation Z and millennial consumers about dating and credit.…
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A brief look at Black American history told through 10 food traditions
Black American cuisine is varied and has deep roots in the U.S. Stacker used research from colleges and food historians to highlight 10 historic…
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Where Americans ate, shopped, and traveled in 2023
Lyft offers its annual Year in Review, using its rideshare data to break down where Americans ate, shopped, and had fun in…
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US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local…
Continue Reading Man charged with stealing small airplane that crashed on a California beach
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach. The San…
Continue Reading Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN, and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has…
Continue Reading Iranian man wielding an axe and knife is killed by police after seizing hostages on Swiss train
ESSERT-SOUS-CHAMPVERT, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police say an Iranian asylum-seeker was killed by police after he used an axe and a knife to seize…
Continue Reading Anger over Messi’s absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An Argentina soccer friendly in China next month has been canceled in more fallout from Lionel…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for U.S. stocks on Friday sent Wall Street to its latest record, milestone and winning…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s top court invalidates state’s Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run…
Continue Reading Tennessee authorities search for suspect in shooting of 2 sheriff’s deputies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee are searching for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one…
Continue Reading The president jailed 1% of El Salvador’s population. Their children are paying the consequences
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he…
Continue Reading Indonesian presidential vote highlights tradeoffs between fast growth and a healthy environment
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tradeoffs between strong growth and a healthy environment are not dominating the…
Continue Reading Migrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a memorial
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border…
Continue Reading The race for George Santos’ congressional seat could offer clues to how suburbs will vote this year
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press How will America’s suburbs vote this year? A special election in New York next week may offer clues. The race…
Continue Reading The families of a few Israeli hostages don’t want a deal to bring them home. They want Hamas crushed
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Chants of “Now! Now! Now!” ring out at nearly every protest in Israel imploring the…
Continue Reading Kansas’ AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
By JOHN HANNA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools that they’re required…
Continue Reading Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endings
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Classified documents were found in a damaged cardboard box in President Joe Biden’s cluttered Delaware…
Continue Reading Biden calls GOP holdup of Ukraine aid ‘close to criminal neglect’ as he meets with Germany’s Scholz
By AAMER MADHANI, GEIR MOULSON and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Republican holdup on sending new…
Continue Reading They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, ‘Go back to your own country,’ lawsuit says
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press PARKSLEY, Va. (AP) — The owners of a Haitian food truck are suing a small town in Virginia over allegations that a…
Continue Reading As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: ‘They’ve had their shot’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate has voted to move…
Continue Reading AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans say air travel is safe despite recent scares
By DAVID KOENIG and LINLEY SANDERS Most U.S. adults believe that air travel is generally safe in the U.S., despite some doubts about whether aircraft…
Continue Reading Indian town sets a curfew and orders police to shoot violators after deadly clashes over a mosque
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities in a northern Indian town have imposed a curfew and ordered police to…
Continue Reading Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy…
Continue Reading Finding meaning in George Floyd’s death through protest art left at his murder site
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — For months after George Floyd was killed by police in May 2020, people from around the…
Continue ReadingTrump wins Nevada Republican caucuses
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday, a victory that was effectively…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan
By RIAZAT BUTT and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an…
Continue Reading US military drills in Philippines unaffected by America’s focus on Ukraine and Gaza, US general says
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. general says combat exercises between the United States and the Philippines that…
Continue Reading Why AP called the Nevada GOP caucuses for Trump: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has easily won Thursday’s Nevada caucuses, the second Republican…
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