5 things to know for Jan. 2: New laws, Israel, Winter viruses, Immigration, Japan earthquake
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A presidential election. A return to the moon. A better job market. Those are some of the big headlines…
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Thai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in March
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says his country and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other’s…
Continue ReadingWashington gives Pac-12 chance to be conference of champions in football 1 more time before leaving
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The curtain will close on the Pac-12’s final season as a Power Five football…
Continue ReadingTurkey detains 33 people suspected of spying for Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on…
Continue ReadingJapan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
CNN By Mayumi Maruyama and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at…
Continue ReadingMembers of Germany’s smallest governing party vote to stay in Scholz’s coalition, prompting relief
BERLIN (AP) — Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in…
Continue ReadingApparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
By BASSEM MROUE, TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut…
Continue ReadingPlanes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway…
Continue ReadingFederal investigators say they’ve identified no connection to terrorism in deadly Rochester crash
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Continue ReadingJapan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
By Mayumi Maruyama, Teele Rebane, Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed when a Japan Airlines plane…
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Searchers find man with dementia, reported missing from DRW care facility, after alerts sent to 1,000 homes
An 80-year-old man with dementia, reported missing New Year’s evening from a care facility in Deschutes River Woods, was found early Tuesday…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street’s decline, eroding last year’s gains
By The Associated Press Asian shares dropped Wednesday after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its powerful gains from last…
Continue ReadingMissing exchange student found cold and scared after what police call a ‘cyber-kidnapping’
CNN By Jay Croft, Sarah Engel and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Utah police say they found a teenage Chinese exchange student alone and cold in a…
Continue Reading$842 million Powerball ticket sold in Michigan, 1st time the game has been won on New Year’s Day
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Someone in Michigan won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 6 barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen have shot and killed six barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban…
Continue ReadingSuns, without Durant, rout Trail Blazers 109-88 for 4th straight win
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-88 on…
Continue Reading‘Battle against time’ to find quake survivors as Japan lifts tsunami warnings and death toll rises
CNN By Helen Regan, Sahar Akbarzai, Chie Kobayashi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast…
Continue ReadingMichael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect…
Continue ReadingESPN apologizes for showing video of woman flashing breast during Sugar Bowl broadcast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — ESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl…
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