US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The…
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What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle…
Continue Reading Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal…
Continue Reading Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was named as the chief of police in Seattle on Friday, five days after he…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general says an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine…
Continue Reading Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B…
Continue Reading Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport…
Continue Reading Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than…
Continue Reading Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow…
Continue Reading Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the…
Continue Reading Avalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the…
Continue Reading A paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trails
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a…
Continue Reading Italy’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
ROME (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal…
Continue Reading Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan…
Continue Reading Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a…
Continue Reading An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the…
Continue Reading What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of this…
Continue Reading Warring tribes in Pakistan’s northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of…
Continue Reading US military orders new safety guidelines for key Osprey part after near-crash
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military has ordered new safety guidelines for a key part in all Osprey aircraft after a recent accident…
Continue Reading Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Robbie Williams heard in “Better Man” is Williams, himself. But the Williams seen in the movie is a…
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