What you should know if you’re about to fly on a Boeing Max 9
Associated Press Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a…
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IRS set to launch its free tax filing pilot program. Here’s how it will work
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023…
Continue ReadingMinnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature has kicked off debate on whether to join the list of states…
Continue ReadingBoston man pleads guilty in scheme to hire someone to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man has pleaded guilty to charges of offering to pay a contract killer $8,000 to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend,…
Continue ReadingGen Z adults identify as LGBTQ at much higher rates than older Americans, report shows
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a third, or 28%, of Gen Z adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Continue ReadingAfter damaging a rotor blade, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended.…
Continue ReadingScores of North Carolina sea turtles have died after being stunned by frigid temperatures
By The Associated Press Officials say scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died. The North Carolina…
Continue ReadingFour Las Vegas high school students plead not guilty to murder in deadly beating of schoolmate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four high school students in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in…
Continue ReadingCrook County schools on two-hour delay after rain freezes on roads overnight
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Slick road conditions after Wednesday’s rain and overnight freezing temperatures prompted a two-hour delay in classes for…
Continue ReadingTrump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say the district attorney in the Georgia election…
Continue ReadingGaza’s Health Ministry blames Israeli troops for deadly shooting as crowd waited for aid
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses said Israeli troops…
Continue ReadingU.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in…
Continue ReadingNASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA says its little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. The space agency…
Continue ReadingA fire at a home in northwest Alaska killed a woman and 5 children, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a woman and five children have died in a fire at a home in rural northwest Alaska. Troopers said…
Continue ReadingUkraine energy firm, postal service among state agencies hit by apparent cyberattack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Ukrainian state agencies, including the state-owned energy company, reported cyberattacks or technical…
Continue ReadingWith beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unsanctioned tent camp is growing outside New York City’s largest migrant shelter. New…
Continue ReadingRights group reports more arrests as Belarus intensifies crackdown on dissent
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian rights group is reporting dozens more home raids and arrests in the latest…
Continue ReadingExplicit, AI-generated Taylor Swift images spread quickly on social media
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Pornographic, AI-generated images of the world’s most famous star spread across social media…
Continue ReadingReport finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic…
Continue ReadingSenate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it ‘meaningless’
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and…
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