4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An official in a Lebanese rescue group says a mother and her three children died in their sleep…
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Overnight storms bring damage to parts of US South
HAZEL GREEN, Ala. (AP) — A line of severe storms damaged homes, knocked out power and downed trees in parts of the southern United States late…
Continue ReadingEgypt pushes for calm after flare-up in Gaza hostilities
By ILAN BEN ZION and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Egyptian officials are pushing for Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza…
Continue ReadingBus with mourners veers off Nepal highway, killing 7
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus has veered off a mountain highway in Nepal, leaving at least seven dead and about a dozen injured. A government…
Continue ReadingFire ravages South Africa’s historic Parliament complex
By ANDREW MELDRUM and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters are battling a major blaze at South Africa’s…
Continue ReadingS Korea: Unidentified person crosses border into North Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says an unidentified person has crossed the heavily fortified…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG, JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many rioters who stormed the U.S.…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG, JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many rioters who stormed the U.S.…
Continue ReadingClimate change, new construction mean more ruinous fires
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Experts say the winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s front range was rare. But similar events…
Continue Reading2 missing; survivors count blessings after Colorado fire
By THOMAS PEIPERT, BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams are looking for two missing people in…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is planning televised…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks COVID vaccine mandate for Head Start program
MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program…
Continue ReadingCrews rescue 21 people on stuck tram cars in New Mexico
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Authorities in New Mexico say icing on a cable caused two tram cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains…
Continue ReadingRussian, Czech junior hockey teams removed from plane
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Members of the Russian and Czech Republic world junior hockey teams were removed from a New Year’s Eve flight from…
Continue ReadingRapper Kodak Black arrested on trespassing charge in Florida
Authorities say rapper Kodak Black has been arrested on a trespassing charge Saturday in South Florida. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says Black was…
Continue ReadingKentucky shelter working to locate pet owners post-tornado
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky animal shelter is doing its part to help with recovery from last month’s tornadoes by reuniting pets lost…
Continue ReadingCanucks employee says thanks to fan through viral letter
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brian “Red” Hamilton was in the middle of moving equipment on the Vancouver Canucks’ bench…
Continue ReadingKentucky storm brings flooding, lost power, possible tornado
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency after a powerful powerful storm caused flash floods, power…
Continue ReadingNYC police officer shot while resting in car between shifts
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York City police officer’s skull was broken when he was shot New…
Continue ReadingFamous Key West buoy burned after 2 set tree on fire
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida are searching for two people who burned a part of Key West’s famous Southernmost Point buoy early New…
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