Billy Packer, longtime NCAA basketball announcer, dies at 82
By Jay Croft, CNN Announcer Billy Packer, who was called “the voice of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament” for decades, died…
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Prices rose at a slower pace last month, the Fed’s favored inflation gauge shows
CNN, KCAL, KCBS By Alicia Wallace, CNN The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose at a slower pace last month,…
Continue Reading India to get 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month
NEW DELHI (AP) — India will receive 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month that will join eight others it received from Namibia in September as…
Continue Reading Norway’s last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine’s end
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ADVENTDALEN, Norway (AP) — Kneeling by his crew as they drilled steel bolts into the low roof of a…
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Norway’s last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine’s end
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ADVENTDALEN, Norway (AP) — Kneeling by his crew as they drilled steel bolts into the low roof of a…
Continue Reading Ukrainian presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new barrage of Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others…
Continue Reading ‘A war of attrition’: Humans and extreme drought damaging Amazon rainforest much more than thought, study suggests
By Laura Paddison, CNN Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating…
Continue Reading The world looks on as Erdogan jockeys for a third decade of power in Turkey
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Turkey is less than four months away from a presidential election that could extend the 20-year rule of President Recep Tayyip…
Continue Reading AmEx profits fall 9% as customers fall behind on payments
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express saw its fourth-quarter profits fall by 9%, as the credit card giant had to set…
Continue Reading Pandemic, culture wars revive ‘school choice’ policy push
By SAM METZ and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nichole Mason first became concerned when she learned administrators…
Continue Reading California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or…
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To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits
By Jen Christensen, CNN Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials released Friday, will be difficult to watch — but it may…
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To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials have said they’ll release Friday, is expected to be…
Continue Reading Several questioned in Croatia over oligarch’s missing yacht
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police on Friday brought in for questioning several people over the disappearance last October of a luxury yacht…
Continue Reading Chevron earnings soar to a record
By Chris Isidore, CNN Chevron reported a record full-year profit of $36.5 billion, buoyed by high oil prices. Adjusted earnings for the year more…
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Complete Roman city uncovered in Luxor, Egypt
By Christian Edwards, CNN Archaeologists working in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor have uncovered a complete 1,800-year-old Roman city. Mostafa…
Continue Reading Journalists convicted of revealing Finland defense secrets
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two investigative journalists for a major daily newspaper in Finland have been convicted of revealing national defense…
Continue Reading Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran-burning protest
By JAN M. OLSEN and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Turkey has summoned the Danish ambassador and accused Denmark of…
Continue Reading Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters in several Middle Eastern countries have gathered to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by…
Continue Reading Wall Street is ignoring the Fed. That could be dangerous
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN As the Federal Reserve continues its inflation-fighting tightrope act, market moves suggest that investors may be feeling…
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