Georgia moves forward in creating voucher program for private and home schools
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia program that will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition or…
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Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a strong and durable relationship with China as he met with Chinese President Xi…
Continue Reading Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many…
Continue Reading NATO’s newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of war
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden and Finland, which recently gave up neutrality and joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of…
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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
Associated Press About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from…
Continue Reading Australian mine company to pay Mali junta $160 million after its CEO and 2 employees were detained
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Australia’s Resolute Mining says it will $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute,…
Continue Reading US regulators open 2 investigations into Ford recalls just days after penalizing the company
Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves in place Alaska campaign disclosure rules voters approved in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place disclosure rules for campaign contributions that Alaska voters approved in a 2020 ballot…
Continue Reading 6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say only six monkeys are still on the loose after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina…
Continue Reading Police in Massachusetts arrest man on charge of intentionally setting brush fires
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Police in a Massachusetts city say a man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting brush fires during a time of…
Continue Reading What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Ukraine has fired U.S.-made longer-range weapons inside its territory days after the U.S. said it…
Continue Reading Agent says GPS data puts Georgia student Laken Riley in same area as man accused in her death
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Testimony is continuing in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose…
Continue Reading ‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement with NBA
AP Sports Writer “Inside the NBA” will continue, even though even though games will no longer be airing on TNT at the end of this season. The…
Continue Reading Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers have agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural…
Continue Reading A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown
HELSINKI (AP) — Authorities in Finland say a submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and…
Continue Reading 2 are injured in North Carolina house explosion
WEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say two people were injured in a house explosion and fire. The Union County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Today he is a high school football player. Soon he’ll be a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas
Associated Press ISANTI, Minn. (AP) — The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of…
Continue Reading A Singapore oil magnate faces prison in a major fraud case over financing trade
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Singapore oil magnate has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fraud and forgery in a case that prosecutors…
Continue Reading Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder’s anti-abortion comment
GENEVA (AP) — An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an…
Continue Reading Democratic US Rep. Mikie Sherrill announces run for New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running for governor, saying it’s time to fix the state’s economy and…
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