Citizens against smog: Protesters in North Macedonia demand action against pollution
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are…
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How to bridge a retirement shortfall
If you want to get yourself thoroughly depressed, spend a little time looking at statistics about Americans’ retirement preparedness. Though many…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans attorneys accused of staging vehicle accidents in fraud scheme
Authorities say eight people and two law firms have been charged in a more than decade-long scheme that allegedly began with staging vehicle crashes…
Continue ReadingDengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s government will stop rationing electricity nationwide just before the holidays
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s President has announced that the government will stop rationing electricity services just before the holidays,…
Continue ReadingMonarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies. Fish and Wildlife…
Continue ReadingFederal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people…
Continue ReadingDA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are trying to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as he returns to office,…
Continue ReadingMan is charged with burning American flag during Washington protest over Netanyahu visit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a man with burning an American flag in the nation’s capital during protests…
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Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western…
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The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional. But the…
Continue ReadingWoman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue ReadingJapanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long…
Continue ReadingUS says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that…
Continue ReadingResearch biologist based in Berlin receives $10,000 prize given to unpublished Black poets
NEW YORK (AP) — A biologist’s debut poetry collection that weaves science with a condemnation of slavery and colonialism has received a $10,000…
Continue ReadingPeople jumping in front of cars to get injury payouts sparks a grim holiday warning in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A trend in South Africa of people jumping in front of slow-moving cars to get compensation payouts for injuries has…
Continue Reading12-year-old boy dead after falling through ice in New York. 11-year-old left in critical condition after trying to save him
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old girl was left fighting for her life and a 12-year-old boy died after falling into the ice of…
Continue ReadingBritain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international…
Continue ReadingFrench rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players…
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