Many Canadians say prescription costs are so high they’re having to split their pills or skip doses
By Lynn Chaya Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As the federal government negotiates a…
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Biden to host Polish president and prime minister on March 12, 25 years after Poland joined NATO
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The White House says that U.S. President Joe Biden will host Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald…
Continue ReadingCatholic bishops in Mexico say they negotiated for possible peace accord with drug cartel leaders
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four Roman Catholic bishops met with Mexican drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a…
Continue ReadingBaltimore’s newest museum hopes to pass on traditions of Civil Rights movement
By Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — When we think of the Civil Rights…
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Parents in Miami-Dade County receive permission slips asking if children can participate in Black History Month activity
By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home…
Continue ReadingAfter record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian coast guard retrieved the bodies of nine people who died after…
Continue ReadingItaly’s upper chamber gives final OK to deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum process
ROME (AP) — The Italian Senate has given final approval to an agreement with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum…
Continue ReadingUS eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of strict oversight following scandal
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration eased some of the restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the…
Continue ReadingKansas City mom and prominent Hispanic DJ dies in a mass shooting after Chiefs’ victory parade
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press A woman who died in the mass shooting after a parade for the Kansas City Chiefs and their Super Bowl victory DJed…
Continue ReadingPolice: Students robbed while walking to school in Howard County
By Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Maryland (WBAL) — Police are investigating several…
Continue ReadingLyme disease case counts in the US rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it’s reported
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the United States jumped nearly 70% in 2022. Health officials say it’s due…
Continue ReadingMore people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a…
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Georgia Trump prosecutor Fani Willis misconduct hearing: What to watch
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A hearing that could derail the election subversion case…
Continue ReadingNonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Go into many bookstores, and the nonfiction shelves will be dominated by men. The Women’s Prize…
Continue ReadingWoman testifies against Blue Ash man accused of raping her after meeting on Hinge
By Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story BLUE ASH, Ohio (WLWT) — A Northern Kentucky woman who said she…
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DOJ watchdog report finds chronic failures by Bureau of Prisons contributed to the deaths of hundreds of inmates
Originally Published: 15 FEB 24 11:57 ET Updated: 15 FEB 24 12:15 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Chronic failures by the Bureau of…
Continue ReadingUS regulators ease restrictions on Wells Fargo, saying bank has sufficiently fixed toxic culture after years of scandals
NEW YORK (AP) — US regulators ease restrictions on Wells Fargo, saying bank has sufficiently fixed toxic culture after years of…
Continue ReadingNew video shows moment former seminary student was booked on child pornography charges
By Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A man who was studying to be a…
Continue ReadingWyoming standoff ends over 24 hours later with authorities killing suspect in officer’s death
SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer is dead after standoff lasting over 24 hours at a home in northern…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers vote to censure school board member who questioned a student’s gender
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has voted to censure a conservative member of the state Board of…
Continue ReadingHere’s where all the cases against Trump stand as he campaigns for a return to the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — From allegations of plotting to overturn an election he lost to illegally stowing classified documents at his Florida estate,…
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How a new surveillance method is identifying more cases of Lyme disease in the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Diseases spread by ticks and other insects are becoming more common in the United States, but a new…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have passed bills designed to regulate artificial intelligence, joining…
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Donald Trump just got the green light to return to Wall Street
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Months after leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump began plotting his return to Wall…
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Un boleto ganador del Mega Millions por valor de US$ 36 millones fue vendido en una tienda de comestibles de Florida. Nadie lo reclamó
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un plazo incumplido el fin de semana pasado significa que alguien en Florida perdió US$ 36 millones.…
Continue ReadingVenezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to…
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Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing ‘hardship’
By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial…
Continue Reading Haley moves closer to getting Secret Service protection after congressional panel votes in favor
By Kylie Atwood and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — A congressional advisory committee has voted in favor of granting Nikki Haley US Secret Service…
Continue ReadingFlorida deputy mistakes falling acorn for gunshot, fires into patrol car with Black man inside
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol vehicle’s roof for a gunshot and…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells off some Apple stock
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold off 10 million shares of Apple stock in the final three…
Continue Reading Así se ve la lucha en primera línea de la Marina de Estados Unidos contra los hutíes en el mar Rojo
Alexandra Ferguson A bordo del USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CNN) — Las alarmas sonaron en el portaaviones USS Dwight D. Eisenhower en el mar Rojo…
Continue Reading Vermont mother of disabled Black teen sues city for excessive force after he was handcuffed, sedated in 2021 police encounter
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Austrian’s then-14-year-old son came home from a Vermont gas station with stolen vape pens on…
Continue ReadingNorwegian mass killer loses second attempt to sue the state for alleged breach of his human rights
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Presss COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Senate rejects enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Another attempt to enshrine abortion rights in the New Hampshire Constitution has failed. This…
Continue Reading Squishmallows and Build-A-Bear head into legal battle over ‘knock-offs’
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — They’re soft, cuddly, and heading into a legal battle. The owners of Squishmallows, the popular…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates rise for the second week, reaching 6.77%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — After treading water for months, US mortgage rates jumped higher Thursday following a string of…
Continue ReadingEgyptian club Al Ahly cancels tryout for South Africa’s Mokoena over his support of a politician
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Egyptian soccer club Al Ahly has canceled a trial for South Africa midfielder Teboho…
Continue ReadingChiefs lineman Trey Smith shares WWE title belt with frightened boy after parade shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith shared the WWE title belt to help calm a young boy in the aftermath of the…
Continue Reading Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts
By Janie Boschma, Curt Merrill and John Murphy-Teixidor, CNN A dangerous pace of mass shootings escalated in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Continue ReadingCompany plans $344 million Georgia factory to make recycled glass for solar panels
CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) — A company that recycles solar panels announced Thursday that it would build a $344 million factory in northwest Georgia, for…
Continue Reading DOJ watchdog report finds chronic failures by Bureau of Prisons contributed to the deaths of hundreds of inmates
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Chronic failures by the Bureau of Prisons contributed to the deaths of hundreds of federal prison…
Continue Reading A $36 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Florida grocery store. No one claimed it
By Brammhi Balarajan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. No one…
Continue ReadingChiefs fan reacts to parade shooting
By Brodie Myers Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Kansas City Chiefs fans are coping with…
Continue ReadingEni and TotalEnergies are swiftly developing natural gas deposits off Cyprus to supply Europe
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Eni says drilling to appraise a third natural gas discovery in waters off Cyprus shows the commitment of the Italian energy…
Continue ReadingCleveland-Cliffs to shutter West Virginia tin plant and lay off 900 after tariff ruling
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cleveland-Cliffs is shutting down a northern West Virginia tin production facility…
Continue ReadingRepublican businessman Hovde to enter Wisconsin US Senate race against Baldwin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Multimillionaire Republican businessman Eric Hovde is planning to launch a bid for U.S. Senate…
Continue Reading Ozempic, Mounjaro and hundreds of other drugs become even more expensive in 2024
By Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — Some Americans may have to shell out more this year for Ozempic and Mounjaro, two wildly popular diabetes…
Continue ReadingPrison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog report has found that the kind of systemic failures that enabled the…
Continue ReadingOklahoma City tells artists to ‘paint away’ after new ordinance takes effect
By Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Oklahoma City is telling artists to paint away…
Continue ReadingKuwait dissolves its parliament again amid years of political gridlock in oil-rich nation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s emir has dissolved parliament, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation’s legislature…
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