Elderly man shoots wife, self at Florida assisted living facility, police say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police say an elderly man fatally shot his wife and then himself at an assisted living facility in Florida. Staff at…
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Murder charges filed against Illinois man accused of killing wife and 3 adult daughters
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man accused of killing his wife and three adult daughters in…
Continue ReadingA man diagnosed with schizophrenia awaits sentencing after fatally stabbing 3 in the UK last year
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man who fatally stabbed two college students and a 65-year-old man in Nottingham has…
Continue Reading3 people arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of violating EU sanctions with exports to Russia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities say they have arrested three people as part of an investigation into an international network that…
Continue ReadingPoland’s president pardons 2 imprisoned politicians from previous conservative government — again
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he has once again pardoned two politicians who were arrested earlier this month amid a bitter…
Continue ReadingCanada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump ‘represents uncertainty’
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House…
Continue ReadingNew York City police sergeant who hurled plastic cooler at fleeing motorcyclist charged in his death
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorcycle, causing a crash that killed…
Continue ReadingFrantic authorities in Zambia pump mud from Chinese-owned mine where 7 workers are trapped
By NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Authorities in Zambia say they are frantically pumping water and mud from a Chinese-owned…
Continue ReadingGangly adolescent giraffe Benito has arrived at his new home. Now comes the hard part — fitting in
By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) — A four-year-old giraffe named Benito arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal…
Continue ReadingEuropean human rights court condemns Greece for naming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Greece for violating the privacy rights…
Continue ReadingUK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is giving Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore their collapsed…
Continue ReadingThe US military has carried out airstrikes in Somalia that killed 3 al-Qaida-linked militants
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The U.S. military says that it conducted airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend that…
Continue ReadingStill-slick roads prompt Jefferson County 509J schools to call another 2-hour delay after five days of closures
Roads that were still icy in places prompted Jefferson County School District 509J to delay classes by two hours, but reopen schools after five…
Continue ReadingMan suspected of killing 8 people outside Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say
By KATHLEEN FOODY, SOPHIA TAREEN and KEN MILLER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban…
Continue ReadingMan arrested again outside Taylor Swift’s townhouse less than 48 hours after prior arrest there
By John Miller and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The man arrested outside Taylor Swift’s New York City townhouse on Saturday for open warrants…
Continue ReadingUS unions flexed their muscles last year, but membership rates fall to all-time low
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership numbers, according…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major…
Continue ReadingPilot killed when small plane crashes at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. Airport officials say…
Continue ReadingTurboTax maker Intuit barred from advertising ‘free’ tax services without disclosing who’s eligible
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services…
Continue ReadingDrone the size of a bread slice may allow Japan closer look inside damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press NARAHA, Japan (AP) — A drone almost the size of a slice of bread is Japan’s newest hope to get clearer footage…
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