New York doctor’s husband suing Disney for negligence in wrongful death case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney…
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Israel and Hamas distance themselves from Biden’s optimism on Gaza ceasefire deal
By Richard Allen Greene, Mostafa Salem, Rob Picheta, Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Officials from Israel, Hamas and Qatar have…
Continue ReadingAlabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — In vitro fertilization patients in Alabama described the heartbreak and anger after a…
Continue ReadingRacing authority reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks under its jurisdiction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine…
Continue ReadingCongo joins LNG-exporting nations under a new project with Italian energy company ENI
MILAN (AP) — The African nation of Congo has become the latest exporter of liquified natural gas as it launched production of the first cargo load…
Continue ReadingEvers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is again asking Republican legislators to release $125 million set…
Continue ReadingAfter dementia reveal, producers of Wendy Williams documentary hope viewers see why they made it
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The executive producers behind Lifetime’s Wendy Williams documentary say they, too, were unnerved by some…
Continue ReadingStudy says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year…
Continue ReadingIn court, Don Henley recounts the making of the Eagles’ megahit ‘Hotel California’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seated in a courtroom witness box, Don Henley opened a large brown envelope Tuesday and paged…
Continue ReadingNigeria customs confirms deaths in stampede for discounted rice
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The Nigeria Customs Service has paused the sale of seized bags of rice to needy residents amid…
Continue ReadingFormer NYU finance director pleads guilty to $3 million fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A former finance director at New York University has pleaded guilty to a more than $3 million fraud scheme that authorities say…
Continue ReadingLatvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow’s war in Ukraine
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year.…
Continue ReadingUS and UK hit Iranian deputy commander and Houthi member with sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Continue ReadingTwo mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MARAVATÍO, Mexico (AP) — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within…
Continue ReadingToppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with…
Continue ReadingBurger chain Wendy’s looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on…
Continue ReadingWhy does the US government think a Kroger-Albertsons merger would be bad for grocery shoppers?
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in…
Continue ReadingLongest sled dog race in eastern US is canceled because there’s not enough snow
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The longest sled dog race in the eastern United States is canceled this year due to insufficient snow coverage,…
Continue ReadingConsumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession surprisingly reappears
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns over a possible recession grew, despite most…
Continue ReadingUS Army is slashing thousands of posts in major revamp to prepare for future wars
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and…
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