3 police and a civilian killed in a pre-dawn militant attack in northwest Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say militants attacked a police checkpoint on a highway in the…
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Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Snow was still piling on top of the 8 inches that had already accumulated when Kadee…
Continue ReadingAs DeSantis and Haley face off in Iowa GOP debate, urgency could spark fireworks
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Just two Republican presidential candidates, former United Nations Ambassador…
Continue ReadingVideo appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a…
Continue ReadingHaley and DeSantis tear into each other’s records in a hostile head-to-head Republican debate
By MEG KINNARD, STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In their most hostile encounter yet, Nikki Haley and…
Continue ReadingCesarean deliveries surge in Puerto Rico, reaching a record rate in the US territory, report says
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cesareans are surging in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has one of the…
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, has died
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump’s mother has died. Trump announced the death of Amalija Knavs late Tuesday without…
Continue ReadingWorker tells of fleeing burning vehicle in cargo ship fire that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey…
Continue ReadingDeadly storm sends water levels skyrocketing on Northeast rivers and at the coast, forcing evacuations
By Nouran Salahieh, Mary Gilbert, Joe Sutton and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm that battered a large swath of the eastern…
Continue ReadingUS adults across racial groups agree the economy is a top priority, AP-NORC and AAPI Data polls show
By MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans of various racial backgrounds largely agree that the government…
Continue ReadingKia latest automaker to jump into EV van competition
CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Kia unveiled a series of highly customizable electric van concepts at the 2024 Consumer Electronics…
Continue ReadingCalifornia proposal to ban youth tackle football clears first legislative hurdle
By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are debating a ban on tackle football for…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor wants reserves and cuts to fix nearly $38B deficit, mostly sparing schools
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is announcing a $291 billion state spending plan with an…
Continue ReadingIsrael taps top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to battle genocide claim at world court
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is sending top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to The Hague this…
Continue ReadingBlack Nazarene procession draws millions of Catholic devotees to Philippine capital
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Catholic devotees flooded the streets of the Philippine capital Tuesday to honor the Black…
Continue ReadingStar of ‘Fauda’ Netflix series badly injured during combat in Gaza
By Lauren Izso, Tim Lister, Ido Soen and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A top Israeli actor, best known for his role as a special forces soldier in…
Continue ReadingArmed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What’s behind the spiraling violence?
By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television…
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Oh, the memes: When a large tree limb crashes through a Sisters home’s roof — and lands in the toilet bowl
Sisters resident Matt Houston, his wife and their two dogs are all OK – that’s the first thing everyone wants to know before they say “wow,”…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council demands Houthi rebels stop Red Sea attacks in vote that implicitly condemns Iran
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted to demand Yemen’s Houthi rebels immediately stop…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the appeals court hearing on Donald Trump’s immunity claims
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel expressed deep skepticism Tuesday toward Donald…
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