Another Democratic state lawmaker in Florida is joining the Republican party
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Following Florida Democrats’ losses on Election Day, a second state lawmaker has…
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California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will start requiring property insurers to increase coverage in wildfire-prone areas after…
Continue Reading Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after…
Continue Reading Rhode Islanders’ data was leaked from a cyberattack on state health benefits website
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials in Rhode Island say cybercriminals who hacked the state’s system for health and benefits programs have…
Continue Reading South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents
South Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024. A Boeing…
Continue Reading Netrebko withdraws from Ariadne role debut in Vienna, replaced by Davidsen in star soprano switch
Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her planned role debut in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Vienna State Opera and been replaced by Lise…
Continue Reading Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building a government app for that
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 by building a government-operated…
Continue Reading Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden’s term at lowest level
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a…
Continue Reading French prime minister unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte after Cyclone Chido
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three weeks…
Continue Reading Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A spike in deadly gang violence has prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a…
Continue Reading Tennessee remains No. 1 following quiet week in AP Top 25, No. 15 UCLA climbs 7 spots
AP Basketball Writer Tennessee remains No. 1 after a quiet holiday week in the AP Top 25. The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes from a…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was brokered…
Continue Reading Senator’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase
Associated Press STANTON, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has sentenced the adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer to serve 28 years in prison in…
Continue Reading In Grammy spotlight, Khruangbin wants to ‘let the music speak for itself’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think your Spotify playlist is getting a little too long, consider the one shared by the members of…
Continue Reading Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year’s Eve
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission
Associated Press JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an…
Continue Reading Mexico to investigate a town that thanked a drug lord for holiday season gifts for children
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it is investigating officials in a town where a sign was posted thanking a drug lord for holiday season gifts for…
Continue Reading Making any New Year’s resolutions? Here are some tips to help make them stick
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — If you’re making New Year resolutions, experts say keep them small and focused on specific goals.…
Continue Reading Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam…
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