More than 300 journalists around the world imprisoned because of their work, report says
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 320 journalists around the world were imprisoned because of their work toward the end of 2023. That’s from the…
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NY midwife who gave kids homeopathic pellets instead of vaccines fined $300K for falsifying records
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required…
Continue ReadingCongress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on…
Continue ReadingWastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a…
Continue ReadingThese are the key takeaways from the US Justice Department’s review of the Uvalde school shooting response
CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — “‘Help! Help! Help!” “I don’t want to die. My teacher is dead.” “One of my teachers is still…
Continue ReadingSlovenia to set up temporary facilities for migrants at Croatia border, citing surge in arrivals
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has decided to set up temporary facilities for handling migrant arrivals at the border with Croatia, citing a…
Continue ReadingThese are the key takeaways from the US Justice Department’s review of the Uvalde school shooting response
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — “‘Help! Help! Help!” “I don’t want to die. My teacher is dead.” “One of my teachers is still alive…
Continue ReadingUS forces strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says allied action hasn’t yet stopped ship attacks
By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against…
Continue ReadingGangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous…
Continue ReadingBoost for homebuyers: Average long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.6%, lowest level since May
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since May, welcome…
Continue ReadingGaza communications blackout, the longest of the war, hits one-week mark
By Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the…
Continue ReadingBelarus rights group calls on UN to push for proper treatment of cancer-stricken opposition prisoner
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent human rights group in Belarus is calling on the United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights in the…
Continue ReadingExtreme cold weather causing oil spills in North Dakota; 60 reports over past week
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bitter cold weather is causing a rash of spills in the oil fields of North Dakota as well as a slowdown in production. North…
Continue ReadingFranz Welser-Möst is back with Cleveland Orchestra after cancer surgery and slipped disk
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Franz Welser-Möst is back on the Cleveland Orchestra’s podium, concentrating again on music…
Continue ReadingCouple gives $100M to Atlanta’s Spelman College, in largest single gift to a Black college
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta’s Spelman College, which the women’s school…
Continue ReadingGerman far-right party assailed over report of extremist meeting
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties have assailed a resurgent far-right opposition party over a report that extremists recently met to…
Continue Reading6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck. Jurors deliberated over…
Continue ReadingA court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
BANGKOK (AP) — A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican leader derides GOP impeachment attempt targeting state’s top elections official
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly majority leader says a GOP attempt to impeach…
Continue ReadingColumnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexually attacking…
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