4 Missouri prison workers fired after an investigation into an inmate’s death
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of…
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Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last…
Continue ReadingFacing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women’s Day
By MEGAN JANETSKY and DÉBORA REY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in…
Continue ReadingThird-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels has decided to field a presidential…
Continue ReadingDriver pleads guilty to reduced charge in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey appeals court rejects high school’s petition to overturn game it lost on blown call
BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey court has denied an appeal from a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when…
Continue ReadingSex abuse survivors dispute Southern Baptist leadership and say federal investigation is ongoing
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear.…
Continue ReadingPope Francis appears in good form and reads homily after the flu sent him to the hospital for tests
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis appears to be in good form as he made his first parish visit outside the Vatican this year. He delivered his homily and…
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Wyden, Merkley, Chavez-DeRemer, Bentz react to President Biden’s State of the Union address
Here are Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley’s and Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Cliff Bentz’s statements on President Biden’s State of the Union…
Continue ReadingWhy schoolchildren are being abducted in northern Nigeria amid the region’s security crisis
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The kidnapping of 287 grade school students by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this week was…
Continue ReadingBiden calls out ‘shrinkflation’ as part of a broader strategy to reframe how voters view the economy
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a…
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer endorses Donald Trump in wake of Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from race for president
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., endorsed former president Donald Trump’s election bid this week, in the wake of Nikki…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines plane rolls off runway in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston…
Continue Reading‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey
By Amarachi Orie and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Archeologists in Turkey say they have discovered the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to…
Continue ReadingOscar nominee Lily Gladstone’s mission to end violence against Native American women and girls
By Julia Chan, CNN (CNN) — In the run-up to Hollywood’s biggest night, Lily Gladstone, breakout star of the Martin Scorsese-directed…
Continue ReadingTwo former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a motorist following a police chase
Two former Texas deputies have been found not guilty in the death of a Black motorist who was shot several times with a stun gun following a police…
Continue Reading‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million…
Continue ReadingUS military developing portable UFO detection kits as Pentagon says no evidence of alien tech found
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military is developing portable UFO detection kits to collect better data on reports of sightings as…
Continue ReadingWomen’s mini-tour in Florida changes to female-at-birth policy
MIAMI (AP) — The NXXT Golf mini tour for women has updated its eligibility policy to require all players to be a biological female at birth. The…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from the latest jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US labor market appears to be doing just swell — but the boom times are likely in the rearview…
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