Retail sales up strongly in December as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday…
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Japan Airlines gets first woman president following a fatal plane collision during the holidays
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has named Mitsuko Tottori as its first woman president following a collision between…
Continue ReadingSteely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the…
Continue ReadingBritish brothers jailed for stealing Ming Dynasty artifacts from a Geneva museum
LONDON (AP) — Two British brothers who broke into a Geneva museum and stole millions of pounds (dollars) worth of Chinese Ming Dynasty artifacts…
Continue ReadingAmazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of bankruptcy restructuring agreement
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports…
Continue ReadingImmigration issue challenges delicate talks to form new Dutch government
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Delicate talks to create a new Dutch government around anti-Islam firebrand Geert…
Continue ReadingWhat are sacred forests?
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press KOTAGIRI, India (AP) — Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around…
Continue ReadingIndigenous faithful and Christians work with environmentalists to conserve India’s sacred forests
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press SHILLONG, India (AP) — Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees,…
Continue ReadingKenya doomsday cult leader, 30 others face charges of murdering 191 children. More charges to follow
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A doomsday cult leader and 30 of his followers have been presented in a Kenyan court to face…
Continue ReadingBP names current interim boss as permanent CEO to replace predecessor who quit over personal conduct
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British oil giant BP says its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a…
Continue ReadingOhio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator inside, body camera footage shows
CNN, WOIO By Sara Smart and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while…
Continue ReadingStriking photos show arches and cavernous hollows carved into world’s largest iceberg
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Erosion has carved huge arches and cavernous hollows into the world’s largest iceberg as it floats through the ocean…
Continue ReadingWhat to do about debt in retirement
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet A growing number of older adults are in debt in retirement, according to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances. Among…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Thai fireworks factory kills at least 21
By Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks depot in central Thailand has risen to at least…
Continue ReadingThai court acquits several anti-Thaksin protesters who occupied Bangkok airports in 2008
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has acquitted several protesters who had occupied Bangkok airports in 2008 on…
Continue ReadingYellen says current US economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making an election-year pitch that the current state of the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 17: 2024 race, Government shutdown, Gaza hostages, Cigarettes, Unruly passengers
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance —…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 17: 2024 race, Government shutdown, Gaza hostages, Cigarettes, Unruly passengers
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is testing out a system that requires members to scan their membership cards at the store entrance…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings in latest deadly strikes on civilian areas
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Russia fired two missiles at Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine during the night,…
Continue ReadingBelgian customs seized record amount of cocaine as EU faces rise in drug-related violence
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the…
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