By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says its security forces have raided a militant hideout in a former northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed seven soldiers and five militants. The Pakistani Taliban released a statement claiming responsibility for the incident and saying they ambushed the soldiers. Wednesday’s
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has dealt an ominous if tentative blow to President Joe Biden’s social and environment package. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to derail a money-saving plan to let Medicare negotiate the price it pays for prescription drugs. That vote to
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has dealt an ominous if tentative blow to President Joe Biden’s social and environment package. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to derail a money-saving plan to let Medicare negotiate the price it pays for prescription drugs. That vote to
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The path is now clear for Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad to move forward after Canadian National dropped out of the bidding war Wednesday. The deal could still face tough scrutiny from regulators at the federal Surface Transportation Board, which
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has warned Russia not to interfere in drug-testing in the country and asked that a year-old vacancy at the top of the national anti-doping body be filled. WADA president Witold Banka met with Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin in Turkey for talks on the future of the still-suspended
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing two EU data privacy investigations, one into its handling of children’s personal data and another over its data transfers to China. Ireland’s data privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it has started two inquiries to examine whether the popular short video app has breached stringent EU data privacy regulations. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Five generations of showing draft horses at a farm in Aloha has come to an end. The McInnis family says the pandemic and development in Aloha gave them no choice but to sell nearly all their Clydesdales. One remains, a
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Cabbage Patch Kids touched off the first big holiday toy craze nearly 40 years ago. Now the dolls are among 12 finalists vying for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The finalists were announced Wednesday at The Strong museum in Rochester, which houses the hall. The finalists also include
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Cabbage Patch Kids touched off the first big holiday toy craze nearly 40 years ago. Now the dolls are among 12 finalists vying for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The finalists were announced Wednesday at The Strong museum in Rochester, which houses the hall. The finalists also include
Continue ReadingBy Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — As more Hawaii residents head back to work, unemployment claims have dropped in half from a year ago. But the amount of groceries given out in island food pantries has gone up, with even more people food insecure. Every Tuesday, dozens lined
Continue ReadingBy Joe Wenzel and Cameron Taylor Click here for updates on this story SMYRNA, Tennessee (WSMV) — The mother of a Midstate teen who was stabbed on school grounds is speaking up. It happened at Rocky Fork Middle School in Smyrna before classes began on Tuesday. “I just want to know why,” the student’s mother
Continue ReadingBy Justina Latimer Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — One little boy is making a huge difference by giving back to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Eight-year-old Lucas and his little brother Sebastian is making a difference through art. “I started having the idea ever since I
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru (AP) — Halting efforts to promote the Quechua language hit the spotlight last month when Peru’s new prime minister surprised the nation by delivering a speech in the Indigenous tongue to Congress for the first time in Peru’s history. Translation into Spanish was unavailable, angering politicians who
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan and Hayley Mason Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The United States Department of Justice is launching a statewide civil rights investigation into prisons in the state of Georgia. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story FULTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A TikTok challenge has made its way into the hands of students in Fulton County, leaving one student suspended from class at a local school. Students are stealing from their own school and getting millions of likes on TikTok for
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Julianne Hough has responded to the backlash about a new reality competition show she’s judging. “The Activist” is a forthcoming CBS series in which six activists from around the world come together “to bring meaningful change to one of three urgent universal causes: health, education and the environment. “The activists
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — An altercation at a high school in Roswell sent one student to the hospital early Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at Centennial High School on Scott Road around 2:45 p.m. Police tell CBS46 News that there was a fight between two
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The mother of a 19-year-old who drowned in Lake Michigan is expected to announce a lawsuit against the Chicago Park District Wednesday. Neighbors placed several life rings along the lakefront in Rogers Park after Miguel Cisneros died last month. The rings were
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was at a loss for words to capture the true spirit of Europe’s young, she introduced a special guest of honor at her State of the Union address. Paralympic wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio of Italy became the symbol of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Norm Macdonald, a comic who was beloved as anchor of “Saturday Night Live’s” popular “Weekend Update” segments, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports, citing his manager. He was 61. Deadline was first to report the news. Macdonald had been battling cancer for several years but kept his diagnosis private, his
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