Amtrak service north of NYC disrupted by structural issues with parking garage over tracks
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service north of New York City has been disrupted because of structural issues with a parking garage that’s over the…
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Liz Weston: How to reduce your ‘widow’s penalty’
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet After a spouse dies, the survivor’s financial situation often changes for the worse. Social Security benefits can drop.…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of…
Continue ReadingEndangered sperm whales now have their first protected area in the Caribbean island of Dominica
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal of Illinois prisoner kept in solitary confinement for 3 years
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the appeal of an Illinois inmate whose lawyers argued his…
Continue ReadingJon Batiste announces first North American headlining tour, celebrating ‘World Music Radio’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician and former bandleader for “The Late Show…
Continue ReadingJon Batiste announces first North American headlining tour, celebrating ‘World Music Radio’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician and former bandleader for “The Late Show…
Continue ReadingVirginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans are responding to Democratic Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s…
Continue ReadingIn crowded field of psychedelic startups, Filament CEO makes case for ‘natural’ drugs
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer More drugmakers are seeking to harness the medical potential of psychedelics for treating depression, addiction…
Continue ReadingArmy Special Operations Command mourns 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command says the five soldiers killed when their helicopter…
Continue ReadingRomania inaugurates an F-16 jet pilot training center for NATO allies and neighboring Ukraine
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania has inaugurated an international training hub for F-16 jet pilots…
Continue ReadingOne feast to please them all: How to satisfy meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans at Thanksgiving
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Many a Thanksgiving gathering these days will include meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans around the same table. AP…
Continue ReadingAstronauts accidentally drop tool bag during ISS spacewalk
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara marked their first spacewalk this month with a tool bag…
Continue ReadingThe son of a Spanish actor pleads not guilty in Thailand to most charges in the killing of a surgeon
BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in Thailand say the son of a Spanish film star has pleaded not guilty to most charges related to the death of a Colombian…
Continue ReadingSecret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden’s granddaughter opened fire after…
Continue ReadingMyanmar army faces a new challenge as an armed ethnic group opens a new front in a western state
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is facing a fresh challenge after one of the ethnic armed groups it…
Continue ReadingOlympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket and others were added to 2028 LA program
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares…
Continue ReadingVatican monastery that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home gets new tenants
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home…
Continue ReadingAll 3 candidates approved for Indonesia’s presidential election in February
By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Election Commission has approved all three presidential…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso authorities say 70 people, mostly children and elderly, slain in village massacre
By ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Authorities in Burkina Faso say about 70 people were killed when assailants…
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