Yes, employers can set a mandatory retirement age. What you need to know
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Former US Vice President Al Gore, 75, is stepping down from Apple’s board because of the company’s…
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Protests against Germany’s far right draw hundreds of thousands — in Munich, too many for safety
BERLIN (AP) — German police say safety concerns caused a protest against the far right in the city of Munich Sunday afternoon to end early, after…
Continue ReadingDanish royals attend church service to mark King Frederik’s first visit outside the capital
AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal family has participated in a special “celebratory church service” at Aarhus Cathedral. The new King…
Continue ReadingA pet cat thrown off a train died in cold weather. Now thousands want the conductor to lose her job
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for a train conductor in Russia to lose her job after she threw a pet cat off…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu again rejects Palestinian sovereignty amid fresh US push for two-state solution
By Abeer Salman, Mitchell McCluskey, Ibrahim Dahman, Sophie Tanno, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Continue ReadingMuch of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this…
Continue ReadingMuch of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this…
Continue ReadingTwo opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates
BY BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the…
Continue ReadingParty at a short-term rental near Houston turns deadly overnight
Three people were killed overnight Sunday after a gathering in a short-term rental turned deadly near Houston, Texas. Harris County Sheriff Ed…
Continue ReadingWhy Pete Carroll was one of the NFL’s ‘best ever’ coaches
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For most NFL coaches, their careers are recalled in a frenzy of numbers. How many Super Bowls did they win? How…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley tries to draw New Hampshire’s independents without alienating voters who backed Trump
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Richard Anderson drove through a snowstorm last week to see his preferred candidate in New…
Continue ReadingStorm Isha’s rain and winds are expected to batter parts of the UK and Ireland and disrupt travel
LONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland are bracing as Storm Isha unleashes rain and potentially deadly winds that are expected to batter a wide swath of…
Continue ReadingSuperbug crisis threatens to kill 10 million per year by 2050. Scientists may have a solution
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cynthia Horton’s earaches are the stuff of nightmares. “I can wake up from my sleep in horrible pain, like…
Continue ReadingBiden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to tie Trump to abortion bans
By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign will hit the airwaves in battleground states with its first abortion-focused ad of the…
Continue ReadingCoventry City and Sheffield Wednesday condemn ‘racist gesture’ aimed at player during English soccer match
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — English soccer clubs Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday have jointly condemned a “racist gesture” allegedly…
Continue ReadingLatest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
BY MELINA WALLING and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: Trump’s lead over Haley widens to double digits in New Hampshire
CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — The race for the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary appears to be former President Donald…
Continue ReadingWhat voters in New Hampshire have to say about Nikki Haley and Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s primary
CNN By Arit John and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Hollis, New Hampshire (CNN) — Danielle Brown voted for John McCain in the 2000 New Hampshire Republican…
Continue ReadingAlabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith,…
Continue Reading3 people killed in shooting at suspected party at Houston area short-term rental home, police say
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed when a shooting erupted at what police believe was a party at a short term-rental home…
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