The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically…
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Colombia’s government is eager for a post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The main goal of this year’s United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how…
Continue ReadingThey fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive
Associated Press ADRE, Chad (AP) — Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad. They say that men in…
Continue ReadingIn the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and…
Continue ReadingForget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and…
Continue ReadingInvestigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of…
Continue ReadingArizona state Senate candidate killed in a car crash a day after conceding
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Democratic candidate for an Arizona state Senate seat has been killed in a traffic accident the morning after conceding to…
Continue ReadingOperation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy…
Continue ReadingAn Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the…
Continue ReadingThe November Project gets people outside to exercise and socialize together all winter long
Associated Press There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter. It’s called November…
Continue ReadingAlaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil…
Continue ReadingHouse elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a…
Continue ReadingIn a meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to…
Continue ReadingFire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn…
Continue ReadingAll 17 counties in the battleground state of Nevada certify election results
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Election certification meetings in Nevada’s two most populous counties have been roiled by voting conspiracies. But all 17…
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf has been found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Jim Costa wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S. House in 2005…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Jared Golden wins reelection to U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Maine on Friday. Golden is one of just a handful of Democratic House…
Continue ReadingOregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school…
Continue ReadingIranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that…
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