Louisiana researchers ID 14 new shrew species on Sulawesi
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana researchers have identified 14 new species of shrews on an Indonesian island…
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Louisiana researchers ID 14 new shrew species on Sulawesi
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana researchers have identified 14 new species of shrews on an Indonesian island…
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Sources: Victims’ adult son arrested in double shooting
By WCBS Team Click here for updates on this story HEWLETT HARBOR, New York (WCBS) — A mother and father were allegedly…
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25 years after JonBenet Ramsey killing, investigators have tested almost 1,000 DNA samples
By Jay Croft, CNN It’s been 25 years since the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey riveted the nation, and now Boulder, Colorado,…
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Two lawmakers say their bipartisan friendship a model for overcoming ‘toxic’ year in Washington
By Aaron Pellish, CNN Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a…
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Hundreds of parakeets dropped off at Michigan animal shelter
ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — An animal shelter in Michigan has been inundated with hundreds of parakeets. The Detroit Animal Welfare Group in Romeo said in…
Continue Reading Algeria imposes vaccine pass to boost low inoculation rate
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has started requiring a “vaccine passport” to enter a broad range of public venues. It’s an effort to…
Continue Reading Twins a mixed blessing for some West African parents
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Twins are seen as both a blessing and a curse in some West African countries. In…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes…
Continue Reading Two lawmakers say their bipartisan friendship a model for overcoming ‘toxic’ year in Washington
By Aaron Pellish, CNN Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a…
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The next Tesla is proving hard to find
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Finding the next Tesla among electric vehicle stocks is proving to be difficult. A number of upstart electric vehicle…
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La vida de Desmond Tutu en datos
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Aquí un vistazo a la vida del arzobispo Desmond Tutu, ganador del premio Nobel de la Paz. Datos personales Fecha de nacimiento: 7…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Omicron, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Holmes, Myanmar, fitness
By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to…
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Start your week smart: Omicron, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Holmes, Myanmar, fitness
By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Omicron, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Holmes, Myanmar, fitness
By Faith Karimi, CNN The holiday season can be a challenging time for maintaining your health and fitness. Between social events and opportunities to…
Continue Reading Virginia family gets keys to Habitat for Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in the US
By Sara Smart, CNN One Virginia family received the keys to their new 3D-printed home in time for Christmas. The home is Habitat for Humanity’s…
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African Cup: Player release can be delayed until January 3
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Clubs will be allowed to delay the release of players to African Cup of Nations squads until the week the…
Continue Reading Skier dies after being ‘fully buried’ in a Colorado avalanche
By Jay Croft, CNN A backcountry skier near Cameron Pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains died Christmas Eve after being “fully buried”…
Continue Reading Poem structure: Edna St. Vincent Millay home gets face-lift
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine home that was the birthplace of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay is being restored. The first woman to win the…
Continue Reading Leeds, Wolves COVID outbreaks lead to more EPL postponements
LONDON (AP) — Leeds and Wolverhampton have secured Premier League approval for further matches to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks in…
Continue Reading Father and two sons die in a house fire likely caused by dried up Christmas tree and electrical issues
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A father and his two school-age sons died on Christmas Day when their house caught fire, likely due to a combination of…
Continue Reading Murió el arzobispo Desmond Tutu a los 90 años
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El arzobispo Desmond Tutu, el clérigo anglicano ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz, falleció a los 90…
Continue Reading Israel plans to double settlement in Golan Heights
MEVO HAMA, Golan Heights (AP) — Israel says it plans to double the amount of settlers living in the Golan Heights and invest hundreds of millions…
Continue Reading Putin to mull options if West refuses guarantees on Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will ponder a slew of options if the West fails to…
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Mourners pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his body lies in state
By Amy Cassidy and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Mourners flocked to St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday to pay their respects to…
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Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as…
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After five seasons, ‘Insecure’ leaves behind a long-lasting legacy
By Leah Asmelash, CNN For the last five years, many Sunday scaries have been staved off by one thing: “Insecure.” The hit HBO show,…
Continue Reading France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time since the…
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The seven principles of Kwanzaa
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started. Today marks the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one…
Continue Reading Pope’s 3 key words for a marriage: ‘Please, thanks, sorry’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples. He has penned a special letter on a Catholic…
Continue Reading Red Crescent: Bodies of 27 migrants wash ashore in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s Red Crescent says at least 27 bodies of Europe-bound migrants, including a baby and two…
Continue Reading Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias dies at 92
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Karolos Papoulias, a former president of Greece, has died at the age of 92, Greece’s…
Continue Reading Taliban-run government dissolves Afghan election commissions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as state ministries for peace and parliamentarian…
Continue Reading UN chief calls Desmond Tutu ‘an inspiration to generations’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu is being lauded around the world after his death…
Continue Reading Police say Pakistani-American woman was killed by ex-husband
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say the body of a Pakistani-American woman they believe was killed by her former husband over a property dispute has been…
Continue Reading Flying home after the holidays? Getting vaccinated or boosted is the first step toward safe travel, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For Americans traveling after Christmas and New Year’s, getting their Covid-19 vaccinations or booster doses as soon as…
Continue ReadingAs the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a…
Continue Reading Factory boiler blast kills 6 in eastern India, injures 6
PATNA, India (AP) — Police say a factory boiler has exploded in eastern India, killing at least six workers and injuring six others. Rescuers are…
Continue Reading Palestinians, Israeli forces clash near West Bank outpost
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military says forces have clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank in an area that has seen a recent uptick…
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Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, dead at 90
By Todd Leopold, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor,…
Continue Reading Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has…
Continue Reading Mitchell, Jazz rally past short-handed Mavs 120-116
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas…
Continue Reading Militants gun down Pakistani soldier near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants targeted an army post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border,…
Continue Reading Fading Cardinals search for answers as losses mount
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s late-season fade is starting to feel like a full-blown collapse. The Cardinals…
Continue Reading Fading Cardinals search for answers as losses mount
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s late-season fade is starting to feel like a full-blown collapse. The Cardinals…
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Rain on the Central Coast picks up on Christmas Day
A bout of rain on Christmas Day has caused some problems along the Central…
Continue Reading Banged-up Colts shrug off injuries, beat Cardinals 22-16
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for 108 yards and the…
Continue Reading Banged-up Colts shrug off injuries, beat Cardinals 22-16
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for 108 yards and the…
Continue Reading Claxton oops over James late, Nets hold off Lakers 122-115
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nic Claxton threw down a tiebreaking alley-oop over LeBron James with 40.7 seconds left, and…
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