Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to…
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Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has launched what it calls a social summit ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting of the top…
Continue ReadingFalling scaffolding plank narrowly misses pedestrians at Boston’s South Station
BOSTON (AP) — Video has been released of a near miss at New England’s busiest train station. Strong wind sent a large scaffolding plank…
Continue ReadingRand Paul wants to bring back Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy as a Senate chair
Associated Press Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is preparing to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Paul said…
Continue ReadingMartin Scorsese on faith in filmmaking, ‘The Saints’ and what his next movie might be
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese is still looking for his next feature.…
Continue ReadingNew Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report from the Pentagon has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified aircraft and aerial…
Continue ReadingNew York nursing home operator accused of neglect settles with state for $45M
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that operators of four nursing homes in New York will pay $45 million to settle…
Continue ReadingThe world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest college…
Continue ReadingArrests made at pro-Palestinian protest outside Hillary Clinton speech in Belfast
LONDON (AP) — Four men have been arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest outside a speech being given by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary…
Continue ReadingWhat are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of…
Continue ReadingWhat happens next in The Onion’s effort to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
Associated Press The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his…
Continue ReadingBodyless head washes ashore on a South Florida beach
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Homicide detectives are investigating how a bodyless head washed ashore on a South Florida beach. The man’s head was…
Continue ReadingFormer Marine misused a combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC subway rider, trainer testifies
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the…
Continue ReadingTennessee suspect in dozens of rapes is convicted of producing images of child sex abuse
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women while police deliberately botched…
Continue ReadingDiamond Sports Group can emerge out of bankruptcy after having reorganization plan approved
AP Sports Writer Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina to take a break from executions for the holidays
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided the state should take a break from executions for the holidays.…
Continue ReadingEuropean committee takes a second look at Alzheimer’s drug and now says it should be approved
A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug. Biogen said…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between…
Continue ReadingFormer AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of…
Continue ReadingHostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed…
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