Kimberly Palmer: Gambling risks rise for young people. How to lower the stakes
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Online gambling is increasingly available to teenagers and young adults, which makes it easy to lose money and can…
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A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public…
Continue Reading Cyclone causes heavy flooding, 1 death in Mauritius after also battering French island of Reunion
By GERALD IMRAY and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in…
Continue Reading A rare male pygmy hippo born in a Czech zoo debuts his first photoshoot
PRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has debuted his first photoshoot to the delight of spectators. He is considered a…
Continue Reading Pope acknowledges resistance to same-sex blessings but doubles down: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a…
Continue Reading Election results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal…
Continue Reading A Cambodian court convicts activists for teaching about class differences, suspends their jail terms
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke…
Continue Reading Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a village in southern Kosovo…
Continue Reading Men who say they were abused by a Japanese boy band producer criticize the company’s response
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment…
Continue Reading Biden and the Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97…
Continue Reading Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence…
Continue Reading Europe’s biggest economy shrank last year as Germany struggles with multiple crises
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy shrank 0.3% last year as Europe’s former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher…
Continue Reading King Frederik X visits Danish parliament on his first formal work day as Denmark’s new monarch
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X has visited the Danish parliament on his first formal…
Continue Reading Some schools reopen and garbage collection resumes in Japan’s areas hardest-hit by New Year’s quake
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral…
Continue Reading What a new president in Taiwan means for the island, China, the US and the world
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s incoming president is promising continuity. The question is what that will…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it shot down 2 Russian command and control aircraft in a significant blow to Moscow
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force shot down a Russian early warning and control plane that can spot…
Continue Reading Africa’s biggest oil refinery begins production in Nigeria with the aim of reducing need for imports
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria after a yearslong wait. The…
Continue Reading Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says
By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s president says the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature”…
Continue Reading Woman’s body found in water near where small plane crashed in ocean south of San Francisco
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A woman’s body was found in the water near where a small plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast. The…
Continue Reading North Korean foreign minister visits Moscow for talks as concern grows over an alleged arms deal
MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister is visiting Russia for three days of talks as international concern grows over an alleged arms…
Continue Reading Almost 100,000 Afghan children are in dire need of support, 3 months after earthquakes, UNICEF says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three months after…
Continue Reading Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group arrested over suspected corruption
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese prosecutors say the former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has…
Continue Reading The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says
By PAN PYLAS and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade,…
Continue Reading German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Farmers have clogged Berlin streets with their tractors, honking their horns in protest at a plan to…
Continue Reading Australia celebrates Australian-born queen of Denmark with cocktails, picnics and ‘Danish Fiesta’
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A day after an Australian became queen of Denmark. her native land on Monday celebrated the unlikely…
Continue Reading United Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year. It said on…
Continue Reading Horse racing in China’s gaming hub of Macao to end in April, after over 40 years
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in…
Continue Reading Soccer player returns to warm welcome in Israel following detention in Turkey
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering…
Continue Reading Presidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is…
Continue Reading Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China
By TAIJING WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic…
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