Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The level of online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, according to a company…
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Difficult driving, closed schools, canceled flights: What to expect from Northeast snowstorm
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his $44…
Continue ReadingMexico says it seized over 40 tons of meth from a drug lab in Sonora state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican law enforcement agencies say they seized over 40 tons of methamphetamine at the biggest drug lab found during the…
Continue ReadingOn Super Bowl broadcast, ‘He Gets Us’ ads featuring Jesus stand out for change-of-pace message
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press For the second year in a row, a religious Super Bowl ad campaign promised viewers that Jesus “gets us.” Two…
Continue ReadingJust one month after failed mission, a second US lunar lander is ready to make an attempt
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After a failed lunar landing mission last month, NASA is pinning its hopes on a second spacecraft — developed…
Continue Reading5 nail design ideas to express your Valentine’s Day love
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press On Valentine’s Day, why not express love on your fingernails? Julie Kandalec is a celebrity manicurist who notes…
Continue ReadingSmoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers are pushing to make the state the 12th in the nation to ban smoking…
Continue ReadingCheese, yogurt and dairy recall: Here’s a list of items linked to Listeria outbreak
By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Multiple large retailers, including Costco and Trader Joe’s, have recalled items containing dairy products from…
Continue ReadingRetired AP photographer Lou Krasky, who captured hurricanes, golf stars and presidents, has died
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Associated Press photographer who took photos of presidents and the pope as well as…
Continue ReadingCentral African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The government in Central African Republic says about 10,000…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces rescue 2 hostages as airstrikes kill around 100 Palestinians in Rafah
CNN, POOL, IDF, KAN NEWS, THE HOSTAGE AND MISSING FAMILIES FORUM, ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY AFFAIRS, PROJECT HOPE, The Hostage and Missing Families…
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Coalition proposes ‘People’s Budget’ for Oregon Legislature’s short session
Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A coalition of groups has laid out its budget priorities for the Oregon legislative session…
Continue ReadingMemphis man who shot 3 people and stole 2 cars is arrested after an intense search, police say
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police have identified a man arrested after an intense search and charged him with fatally…
Continue ReadingRepublican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has lost his committee assignment and staff, days after posting an image of a racist…
Continue ReadingWreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior
WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it,…
Continue ReadingUS closes 7-year probe into Ford Fusion power steering failures without seeking further recalls
U.S. auto safety regulators have closed a seven-year investigation into complaints about power-assisted steering failures in Ford Fusions without…
Continue ReadingOSU researchers make key advance for capturing carbon from the air
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A chemical element so visually striking it was named for a goddess shows a “Goldilocks” level of reactivity –…
Continue ReadingAustin cancels trip to Brussels for NATO and Ukraine meetings as he remains in hospital
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels for NATO and Ukraine meetings…
Continue ReadingPost-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
By LAURA UNGAR and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing…
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