By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department is seeing success in more recruits passing the entry physical fitness exam thanks to a new law that changed the standards. It is part of a broader effort nationally to reevaluate policies that keep applicants out of the job pool amid
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher has gone on trial in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico. The trial of 75-year-old George Alan Kelly started Friday. It comes as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year’s presidential election. Kelly has
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the Caribbean nation spirals. President William Ruto offered to send 1,000 police officers last July to
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It started with spots dappled across people’s chests and backs. Unusual hard patches on the skin of their palms and soles of their feet. For some, a blackening of their toes. Doctors and researchers began noticing patients in Bangladesh presenting with these kinds of symptoms in the 1980s. It
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, and the former president stands to reap a sizeable payout in the process. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the Trump’s media business in a Friday
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from meetings in Tel Aviv emphasizing his clear warning to the Israeli government about the perilous stakes of an incursion into Rafah, but with little evidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to heed his words. The top US diplomat told Netanyahu and the war cabinet Friday that
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Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Una planta omnipresente, resistente y aparentemente inofensiva está ayudando al aumento en la cantidad de grandes incendios forestales, destructivos y de rápido movimiento en Estados Unidos. La hierba es tan abundante como el sol y, en las condiciones meteorológicas adecuadas, funciona como la gasolina para los incendios forestales: basta una chispa para
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people. That’s because the warming world is leading to erratic rainfall patterns, extreme heat and periods of drought — on top of decades of bad water management and extractive
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president has resigned as the ruling communist party in the latest episode of a “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign. Vo Van Thuong was the second to resign from the post in just over a year. The presidency is largely a ceremonial role. The most powerful job
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Another high seed has fallen in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Kentucky, the No. 3 seed in the South Region, was stunned by No. 14 seed Oakland University 80-76 in the first round on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Golden Grizzlies were led by
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HeyTutor used data from the Census Bureau and the University of Minnesota’s IPUMS database to find out which states had the highest rate of tutors.
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Charlie Health takes a closer look at the data that separates myth from fact about personality disorders.
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Creditnews looked at America’s 50 largest metro areas to uncover housing markets that are still attractive for first-time buyers.
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Here are six money resolutions Experian suggests considering in 2024.
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Stacker ranked the best films of 2024 using data from Metacritic as of Jan. 2, 2025. Find out which movies from the past year critics loved the most.
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