US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to…
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Grammy-nominated for tunes with Miley Cyrus and Reneé Rapp, Justin Tranter writes hits by talking
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sit down and talk to Justin Tranter for just a while and likely a hit song will emerge. The…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic to launch pilot program offering a 4-day workweek to public and private workers
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Private and public companies in the Dominican Republic are preparing for a voluntary six-month pilot…
Continue Reading Banks prepare to take on the Biden administration over billions of dollars in overdraft fees
By KEN SWEET and CORA LEWIS The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose rules this week…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Diageo settle, withdraw lawsuits in case that accused Diageo of racism
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs has withdrawn his lawsuit against Diageo as part of a settlement…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s top court suspends arrest warrants for 2 former cabinet ministers in port blast case
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say a judge at Lebanon’s highest court has suspended the arrest warrants…
Continue Reading Disney hopes prosecutor’s free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor’s First Amendment case…
Continue Reading Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says ‘unprovoked’ strikes kill 2 children
By JON GAMBRELL and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases…
Continue Reading A freed Israeli hostage relives horrors of captivity and fears for her husband, still held in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — Standing in the ruins of her home in the Nir Oz farming village on the Gaza border,…
Continue Reading Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan vows to widen operations against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has vowed to widen military operations against groups linked to Kurdish militants in neighboring…
Continue Reading Clarification: Election 2024-Abortion story
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published January 16, 2024, The Associated Press reported that Florida has a six-week abortion ban. The story…
Continue Reading Brad Falchuk debuts first Ryan Murphy-less project and becomes a mentor with ‘The Brothers Sun’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Brad Falchuk has released a new series on Netflix called “The Brothers Sun,” a dark comedy which he…
Continue Reading Brazilian police are investigating the death of a Manhattan art dealer as a homicide
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An American art dealer who co-owned a prominent Manhattan gallery has been found dead in a Rio de Janeiro apartment. Homicide…
Continue Reading New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The defense minister of Belarus says the country closely allied with Russia will put forth a new military doctrine that for…
Continue Reading Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s military says it has killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and…
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A single strand of hair was used to link the Gilgo Beach murder suspect to a fourth victim, indictment says
CNN By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann has now been charged…
Continue Reading Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is dropping out of the race for the Republican…
Continue Reading Top Federal Reserve official says inflation fight seems nearly won, with rate cuts coming
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he is increasingly confident that…
Continue Reading Tanzania says Kenyan authorities bow to pressure and will allow Air Tanzania cargo flights
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities will allow cargo flights from Tanzania after its neighbor threatened to ban Kenya Airways passenger…
Continue Reading Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people
By GERALD IMRAY and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius has lifted its highest storm alert and eased a nationwide…
Continue Reading At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the future
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember one of their first times at the Sundance Film Festival. It was the 20th anniversary…
Continue Reading Palestinians fight in hard-hit areas of Gaza while a deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants battled Israeli forces in devastated…
Continue Reading Next Republican debate canceled after Nikki Haley says she’ll only participate if Donald Trump does
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — ABC News on Tuesday canceled the next Republican presidential debate after Nikki Haley said…
Continue Reading New York governor wants to spend $2.4B to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal
By MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to spend $2.4 billion to care for the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan indicted on charge of violating marriage law
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on a…
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Suspect taken into custody after crashing car and fleeing on foot, Las Cruces police say
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A man has been taken into custody after crashing a stolen vehicle and fleeing on foot, according to Las Cruces…
Continue Reading Advocacy groups are petitioning for the end of SNAP interview requirements
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court declines to step into the fight over bathrooms for transgender students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal…
Continue Reading Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fujitsu, the company whose faulty computer accounting system resulted in the wrongful conviction of…
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