The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in…
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US considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is considering additional measures against Venezuelan…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 people hospitalized after Amtrak train derails hits milk truck in Colorado
KEENESBURG At least two people were hospitalized after an Amtrak train derailed when it hit a truck carrying milk in a rural area in northeastern…
Continue ReadingMilan-Cortina board approves proposal to rebuild Cortina bobsled track but will keep open a ‘Plan B’
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The local organizing committee for the 2026 Winter Olympics has decided to move forward with…
Continue ReadingUS job openings rose in December, pointing to a still-durable labor market
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted 9 million job openings in December, an increase from November…
Continue ReadingElon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and LAURA UNGAR NEW YORK (AP) — According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers feeling more confident than they have in two years
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers, fresh off strong holiday spending, are feeling more confident than they have in two years. The…
Continue ReadingBelarusian journalist accused of being in an extremist group after covering protests gets prison
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges related…
Continue ReadingA South Carolina lawmaker is suing Instagram after his son died by suicide
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — About two weeks after his oldest son’s funeral, South Carolina state house Rep. Brandon Guffey says he received…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa evacuates small coastal communities near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South…
Continue ReadingUS job openings grew in December
By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US job market remains strong and workers are still in demand, according to newly released labor data.…
Continue ReadingChatGPT violated European privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has…
Continue Reading‘Grandissimo’: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni welcomes home Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner
ROME (AP) — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to Italy amid great fanfare and headed straight to a private meeting with Italian…
Continue ReadingThe UAE ambassador takes post in Damascus after nearly 13 years of cut ties
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years has taken up his…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland power-sharing could resume within days, after two-year hiatus
By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The main pro-union party in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said Tuesday it had reached a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Newsom backs dam removal projects to boost salmon. Critics say that’s not enough
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the…
Continue ReadingBranford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Award-winning musician Branford Marsalis is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans.…
Continue ReadingPolice in Sri Lanka use tear gas to disperse opposition protest against dire economic conditions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its…
Continue ReadingOne person was killed and several others injured in a Greyhound crash in Alabama
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — One person is dead and several others were seriously injured after a car and Greyhound bus crashed Monday night…
Continue ReadingIMF sketches a brighter view of global economy, upgrading growth forecast and seeing lower inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the world economy this year,…
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