A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human…
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Russian lawmakers approve new bill expanding the definition of high treason
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison.…
Continue ReadingFilipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and…
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National…
Continue ReadingPakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani charity has used an air ambulance to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a…
Continue ReadingGilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann charged in killing of seventh woman
By Sabrina Souza, Jean Casarez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was charged with the…
Continue ReadingIndiana carries out first execution in 15 years, putting inmate with paranoid schizophrenia to death for quadruple murder
By Dakin Andone, John Fritze and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of a quadruple homicide in 1997, was executed in…
Continue ReadingWho wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant
AP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People worried they’ll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig…
Continue ReadingA mix of merriment, music and mayhem makes panto a beloved British holiday tradition
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Pantos is short for pantomimes.…
Continue Reading‘Bluey’ is bound for the big screen with a feature film coming in 2027
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bluey” is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers approve a bill that could remove the terrorist designation for the Taliban
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rican rapper Young Miko proves the tide is changing in Latin trap. Grammy nom backs it up
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world? Or throughout history? Does Bad Bunny come to mind? Daddy Yankee?…
Continue ReadingThe Unify League is soccer’s latest incarnation of a breakaway European Super League
AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the…
Continue ReadingCompany recalls over 541,000 winter tires because they don’t have enough snow traction
DETROIT (AP) — A company that sells replacement winter tires is recalling more than 541,000 of them in the U.S. because they don’t have enough…
Continue ReadingRetail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s health
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the…
Continue ReadingRescue of injured spelunker from Italian cave clears a difficult passage on Day 4
MILAN (AP) — Rescue officials say the operation to transport an injured spelunker out of a cave in northern Italy has cleared a difficult passage…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of…
Continue ReadingFather and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been…
Continue ReadingFrom Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women’s sports had a pivotal year
AP Sports Writer Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania’s Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of…
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