By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has scored a tactical victory in his battles with British tabloids. Government ministers on Friday said he could use confidential documents that show payments by the publisher of the Daily Mail to private investigators who allegedly snooped on him and several celebrities. The Duke of
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry. In the letter obtained Friday by The Associated Press, the department says it has already
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to huddle with his senior advisers at Camp David in the coming days to fine tune and rehearse his State of the Union address, a high-stakes moment as he looks to convince voters to give him a second
Continue ReadingBy Afia Barrie, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been charged after they allegedly dumped a “fine red powder” over the US Constitution’s display case at the National Archives, the Justice Department announced Friday. Donald Zepeda, 35, and Jackson Green, 27, were charged with felony destruction of government property, according to a department news release.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, admitting that he gave the senator’s wife a car to influence him and agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to testify in the corruption case against the
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — There’s a 1 in 1,461 chance of having a baby on Leap Day, and the chances of a Leap Day baby having a baby on Leap Day are probably even slimmer. But that’s exactly what happened with the Glass family
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey businessman who was indicted alongside New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has pleaded guilty to charges related to the bribery scheme and is cooperating with federal prosecutors in the ongoing investigation. Jose Uribe, who was indicted in the corruption scheme alongside the senator, his wife Nadine
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities charged a Kansas City-area man who killed a court employee trying to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded. Larry Acree, of Independence, Missouri, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault in the wounding of another officer who responded, and
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A military court in Somalia’s northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland has sentenced to death six Moroccans believed to be foreign fighters for the Islamic State extremist group in Somalia. The individuals entered Somalia to cause harm to Muslims and Somalis and incite unrest in the country.
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico City’s central square as the country’s leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, President Andrés Manuel
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A stunning total solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8. Astronomers are encouraging everyone within the path to enjoy this rare sight for the last time until August 2044 — but only if they can do so
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Comic-book store owner Jermaine Exum couldn’t believe his ears when a customer asked to reserve a copy of the upcoming 960-page “DC versus Marvel” comics collection. “I said, ‘What now? Let me make sure you get what?,’” the Greensboro, North Carolina businessman and comics fan said. “Because I thought
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This week, meet Harry, an independent, intelligent, affectionate and energetic 2-year-old shepherd mix, always on the go and waiting for a new family to have fun with, at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday. The change ends a strategy from earlier in the pandemic that experts said has
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Duke men’s basketball program is in its second year of honoring patients of the nearby children’s hospital. That has come through the Scheyer Family Kid Captain Program launched last year. Marcelle Scheyer is the wife of Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer. She said the
Continue ReadingNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has pleaded guilty to the 2021 killing of a Yale University graduate student found shot outside his car in Connecticut. Qinxuan Pan faces 35 years in prison following his guilty plea Thursday in a New Haven, Connecticut, court. The 32-year-old will
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed what would have been one of the most far-reaching social media bans for minors. After Friday’s veto, lawmakers proposed new language that seeks to keep children under 14 off of addictive platforms. The original bill would have banned social media
Continue ReadingANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has confirmed that he will visit Donald Trump in Florida next week. Speaking at a diplomacy forum in Turkey on Friday, Orbán described a possible comeback by the former U.S. president as the “only serious chance” for an end to the war in Ukraine. The Hungarian
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