Japan’s famous sake joins UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts
LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses,…
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3 US Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling charges along the border with Mexico
ALPINE, Texas (AP) — A U.S. attorney in Texas says three U.S. Army soldiers have been arrested on human smuggling charges. U.S. Attorney Jaime…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Biden’s Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business
Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden’s long-delayed trip to Africa was overshadowed by his controversial pardon of his son…
Continue ReadingUnderground voids from abandoned mines pose danger to people and property when land collapses
Associated Press Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way.…
Continue ReadingBig Ten Signing Day: Late flips push Oregon ahead of Ohio State and Michigan in rankings
Oregon started signing day behind Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten recruiting rankings and was poised to finish Wednesday on top. The Ducks…
Continue ReadingCampus cameras showed a student leaving his Ole Miss apartment the day he disappeared
Associated Press Security cameras captured video of a University of Mississippi student leaving his campus apartment twice on the morning he was last…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister to stay on as caretaker after handing in resignation
CNN By Rob Picheta, Joseph Atama, Sophie Tanno and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his…
Continue ReadingNew LAPD chief says he will work to protect immigrants ahead of Trump’s plans for mass deportations
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Los Angeles police chief says in an interview with The Associated Press that his department is working…
Continue ReadingDangerous, blinding snow squalls from a fast-moving winter storm threaten travel in the Northeast
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A quick-hitting but potent winter storm is delivering intense bursts of snow and strong winds from…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee’s ban on…
Continue ReadingGunman at large after UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in ‘brazen targeted attack,’ police say
CNN By John Miller, Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, David Goldman and Brynn Gingras, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister to stay on as caretaker after handing in resignation
By Rob Picheta, Joseph Ataman, Sophie Tanno and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation…
Continue ReadingFBI investigating reports of large drones flying in New Jersey, seeks public’s help
Associated Press The FBI is investigating reports about several mysterious nighttime drone flights that have recently occurred across central New…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor repays trip after ethics panel finds a group shouldn’t have covered it
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has repaid about $1,900 for a trip to a conference in Florida after ethics…
Continue ReadingCanadian police say stabbing suspect shot dead by police in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Police say a stabbing suspect is dead after being shot by police in the Canadian city of Vancouver in a…
Continue ReadingCompany illegally hired minors to sanitize ‘kill floor’ equipment at Iowa meat processing plant, US Dept. of Labor finds
By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a dozen children worked under strenuous and hazardous conditions at a pork processing plant in Iowa, the US…
Continue ReadingWhite House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been…
Continue ReadingA missing Wyoming man with dementia is safe after being spotted on TV hundreds of miles away
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Wyoming man with dementia who wandered away from home and hitchhiked to Salt Lake City is safe after his wife spotted him…
Continue ReadingFamily of Hannah Kobayashi call on LAPD to release surveillance video of her crossing into Mexico
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago have expressed frustration with…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The stalled South Sudan peace talks have resumed in Kenya after four months and the sacking of a…
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