What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations…
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How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — It was a busy Saturday morning at Marcia González’s church. A…
Continue ReadingNASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The year ahead promises to deliver some spectacular pursuits, pushing human and scientific…
Continue ReadingSuspect in deadly Rochester crash appeared to be speeding toward pedestrians, police say, but motive is still unknown
CNN, WHAM By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The motive behind the fiery New Year crash outside a Rochester concert venue is…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Israel’s Supreme Court ruling on Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a government plan to limit the powers of the judiciary, in an…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: I saved $800 in 5 months by eating more plants
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet I never wanted to be a vegetarian, and definitely not a vegan, but after seeing a family member change their diet for…
Continue ReadingCold spell in Finland and Sweden sends temperature below minus 40
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers…
Continue ReadingPoland activates fighter jets to protect airspace as Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace Tuesday as Russia…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 2: New laws, Israel, Winter viruses, Immigration, Japan earthquake
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A presidential election. A return to the moon. A better job market. Those are some of the big headlines…
Continue ReadingThai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in March
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says his country and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other’s…
Continue ReadingWashington gives Pac-12 chance to be conference of champions in football 1 more time before leaving
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The curtain will close on the Pac-12’s final season as a Power Five football…
Continue ReadingTurkey detains 33 people suspected of spying for Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on…
Continue ReadingJapan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
CNN By Mayumi Maruyama and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at…
Continue ReadingMembers of Germany’s smallest governing party vote to stay in Scholz’s coalition, prompting relief
BERLIN (AP) — Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in…
Continue ReadingApparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
By BASSEM MROUE, TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut…
Continue ReadingPlanes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway…
Continue ReadingFederal investigators say they’ve identified no connection to terrorism in deadly Rochester crash
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Continue ReadingJapan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
By Mayumi Maruyama, Teele Rebane, Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed when a Japan Airlines plane…
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Searchers find man with dementia, reported missing from DRW care facility, after alerts sent to 1,000 homes
An 80-year-old man with dementia, reported missing New Year’s evening from a care facility in Deschutes River Woods, was found early Tuesday…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street’s decline, eroding last year’s gains
By The Associated Press Asian shares dropped Wednesday after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its powerful gains from last…
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