Brazil’s aluminum can street party brings joy, and a green message, to revelers
By ERALDO PERES and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press MADRE DE DEUS, Brazil (AP) — They couldn’t see it, but they could hear it. Carnival…
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Super Bowl ads keep it heavy on the celebrities, light on the politics
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were crowned victorious over the San Francisco 49ers in this…
Continue ReadingFather in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot in 2020 sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized again Sunday to address a bladder issue as he…
Continue ReadingOfficials search for motive as new details emerge about the shooter at a Houston megachurch
CNN By Steve Almasy and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are still trying to decipher what motivated a 36-year-old mother to open…
Continue ReadingA plane carrying Canadian skydivers hits beach in southern Mexico, killing a man on the ground
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A plane carrying four Canadian skydivers came down on a beach in southern Mexico, killing one man who was on the beach at the…
Continue Reading2 injured, including child, after shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Houston police say. Shooter is also down
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A woman in a trench coat armed with a long rifle – and accompanied by a young child –…
Continue ReadingNYC imposing curfew at more migrant shelters following recent violent incidents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is expanding a curfew to additional migrant shelters after violent incidents attributed to migrant shelter residents…
Continue ReadingVenezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guayana of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 13: Gun violence, Nor’easter, Trump, TikTok, Moon mission
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Multiple large retailers, including Costco and Trader Joe’s, have recalled items containing dairy…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 workers at Oklahoma pot farm
KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four workers at an Oklahoma marijuana farm in…
Continue ReadingSenate moves one step closer to passing package with aid to Ukraine and Israel despite Trump’s opposition
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Sunday took a step closer to passing a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with crucial…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of execution-style killing of NYPD officer in 1988 denied parole
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the height of the…
Continue ReadingSenators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump and a growing number of Republicans…
Continue ReadingWinter storm system hits eastern New Mexico, headed next to Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma
By WALTER BERRY Associated Press A winter storm advisory has been issued for eastern New Mexico including the city of Roswell, which got its first…
Continue ReadingBiden’s legal team went to Justice Dept. over what they viewed as unnecessary digs at his memory
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s personal attorney said Sunday he went to both the special…
Continue ReadingArt exhibit honors fun-loving man killed in mass shooting in Maine
WINTHROP, Maine (AP) — One of the 18 people killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is being remembered in art, including some of…
Continue Reading“Diva” film soprano Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Smith has died at 75
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A soprano well known for her performance in the French cult-classic film “Diva” has died. Funeral services were held…
Continue Reading14 people injured at Spanish amusement park as tree falls onto children’s roller coaster
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Fourteen people were injured, including two seriously, after a tree fell onto the tracks of a children’s…
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