Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials scrambled to keep it from spreading. In…
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No fire plans, keys left out and no clean laundry. Troubled South Carolina jail fails inspection
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A county jail in South Carolina being investigated by federal officials has failed a…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Fred Haise. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1933 Birth place: Biloxi,…
Continue ReadingEU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification
By Alex Hardie and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws…
Continue ReadingAI systems can’t be named as the inventor of patents, UK’s top court rules
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that an artificial intelligence system can’t be registered as the inventor of a patent, denying…
Continue ReadingIreland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s government says it is taking legal action against British authorities over a controversial…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling more confident than they have since summer, good news for businesses with the…
Continue ReadingBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally kicked off her ruling Awami League…
Continue ReadingAnalysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive
By VOLODYMR YURCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, a military analysis said…
Continue Reading5-month skid in home sales snapped in November as easing mortgage rates give buyers breathing room
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November, ending a five-month skid, as easing…
Continue ReadingThe Emmy Awards: A guide to how to watch, who you’ll see, and why it all has taken so long
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be held Monday after a four-month delay.…
Continue ReadingChoking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo has been intermittently engulfed in a toxic haze since the start of December,…
Continue ReadingScientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges State Bar of Wisconsin minority program is unconstitutional
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the State Bar of…
Continue ReadingParents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a…
Continue ReadingOne month on, what we know about the Israel-Hamas war
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are fighting a war that has killed thousands and resulted in a…
Continue ReadingRite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance…
Continue ReadingUS, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ERIC TUCKER and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingNature groups go to court in Greece over a strategic gas terminal backed by the European Union
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five Greek and international environmental campaign agencies have…
Continue ReadingMigrant surge is being fueled by pseudo-legitimate travel agencies connecting migrants to smugglers, CBP official says
By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The migrant surge overwhelming US-Mexico border authorities is being driven…
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