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California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that...
A teenager stabs a 7-year-old to death and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl...
Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric...
House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund...
Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to...
Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was...
Trump wants debt ceiling in the budget deal. If not, he says let the government shutdown start now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday on his insistence that a debt...
Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million...
Seth Henigan matches AAC passing TD record as Memphis holds on for 42-37 win over WVU in Frisco Bowl
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Seth Henigan had quite a homecoming for his final game as a four-year starter for Memphis,...
It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019. The two weekends on either side of Christmas look to be some of the most crowded times on the road and at airports. Trade group Airlines for America also foresees record travel, saying it expected U.S. airlines to carry 54 million passengers during a...
Read moreCalifornia declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. The virus, also...
Read moreA teenager stabs a 7-year-old to death and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death and wounded three more children and their teacher, authorities said. The attack took place around 9:50 a.m. on the last day of school before Christmas at the Precko Elementary...
Read moreGiant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground sloths through hunting, along...
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House GOP floats new plans to prevent government shutdown with just hours to go
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors on next steps after Trump doubled-down...
Read moreAlabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow prisoners to their jobs at private manufacturers supplying goods to companies like Home Depot and Wayfair. It didn’t matter that Jake Jones once had escaped or that he had...
Read moreIndiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that’s long cast a shadow over the teens’ small hometown of Delphi. Allen, 52, was convicted on Nov. 11 in...
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Trump wants debt ceiling in the budget deal. If not, he says let the government shutdown start now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — and if not, let the closures “start now.” Trump, who is not yet even sworn into the White House, issued his latest demand...
Read moreImmigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The almost 1% growth rate this year was the highest it has been since 2001, and it was a marked contrast to the record...
Read moreSeth Henigan matches AAC passing TD record as Memphis holds on for 42-37 win over WVU in Frisco Bowl
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Seth Henigan had quite a homecoming for his final game as a four-year starter for Memphis, tying the American Athletic Conference career record with his 104th touchdown pass and leading the 25th-ranked Tigers to one more victory. Henigan threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns, and was one yard...
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Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by plane and helicopter Thursday to face new federal charges of stalking and murder, which could bring the death penalty if he's convicted. Luigi Mangione was held without bail following a Manhattan federal court appearance, capping a...
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