Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make…
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Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
Associated Press ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American…
Continue ReadingBattered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in
Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — In a single post, the president–elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look…
Continue ReadingLove connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17
AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start…
Continue ReadingCustomers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South…
Continue ReadingStock market today: S&P 500 and Dow post gains and close out best month of 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%…
Continue ReadingChina’s aging population fuels ‘silver economy’ boom, but profits can prove elusive
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms…
Continue ReadingRoss scores 15 to help Saint Mary’s beat USC 71-36 at Acrisure Classic
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Ross scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting Thursday night to help Saint Mary’s beat Southern California…
Continue ReadingTillis scores 15, UC Irvine knocks off Kennesaw State 76-59 at Western Slam
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Devin Tillis had 15 points in UC Irvine’s 76-59 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night at the Western Slam,…
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The American Legion Post 31 fed many families on Thanksgiving Day in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Thanksgiving Day is a time of giving and sharing food with loved ones, no matter where you are. And, the Salinas…
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Ten people displaced after their home catches fire in Marina, ‘total loss’; Marina Fire
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Marina Fire responded to a fire they’re calling Lake Structure Fire Incident at approximately 6:20 p.m. Wednesday night…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from…
Continue ReadingCrew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of…
Continue ReadingMurray scores career-high 28 points as No. 23 Ole Miss beats BYU 96-85 in OT
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored nine of his career-high 28 points in overtime and No. 23 Mississippi beat BYU 96-85 on…
Continue ReadingSilvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema of the 1940s and 50s, has died at 93. Over her 60-year career,…
Continue ReadingOil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop…
Continue ReadingOil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop…
Continue ReadingCanada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business…
Continue ReadingStewart scores 18, Santa Clara uses second half run to top TCU 69-52
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Stewart Jr. scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Santa Clara pulled away from TCU in the second half for a…
Continue ReadingKaufman-Renn takes over in second half as No. 13 Purdue beats NC State 71-61
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 of his 22 points points in the second half and Camden Heide added 15 for No. 13…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African…
Continue ReadingJoshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
Associated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are…
Continue ReadingJoshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
Associated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are…
Continue ReadingTeen dies after being hit by a stray bullet during ride home from hockey game in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet last weekend on a St. Louis highway. Colin Brown was hit Saturday night…
Continue ReadingJon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Maccabi Tel Aviv plays soccer game without incident in Hungary after Amsterdam violence
DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Besiktas in the Europa League has been played without incident before empty…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their…
Continue ReadingSan Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West…
Continue ReadingSan Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West…
Continue ReadingVenezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the…
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Mammoth Mountain ski resort expecting busy holiday after snowiest November in 14 years
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, California (KABC) — It’s going to be a white…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico appeals court upholds rule aimed at curbing ozone pollution
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld state regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions from the oil and natural gas…
Continue ReadingLiberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72
Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s former warlord and senator Prince Johnson, one of the main actors in the country’s…
Continue ReadingDisplaced families in Lebanon who return home are faced with piles of rubble
Associated Press HANOUIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — During their 37 years of marriage, Mariam Kourani and her husband ran a butcher shop in southern…
Continue ReadingDentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to have detective killed
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a…
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Irregular sleep patterns may raise risk of heart attack and stroke, study suggests
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Sleeping and waking up at different times is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, even for people…
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Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block…
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More testing underway after another California raw milk recall due to bird flu virus
By Lex Harvey and Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — California health officials are warning not to drink another lot of raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm…
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Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other…
Continue ReadingCellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services
COPENHAGEN (AP) — One of Denmark’s largest cellphone networks has suffered severe outages that prevented people from contacting emergency…
Continue ReadingFlorida authorities recover 37 gold coins that were stolen from a nearly 310-year-old shipwreck
Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins that were stolen by salvagers from a nearly 310-year-old shipwreck off of Florida’s coast. The state’s…
Continue ReadingMuddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors some…
Continue ReadingMexican president says she is confident that a tariff war with the US can be averted
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. But…
Continue ReadingBill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives. The…
Continue ReadingFemale racing pioneer ‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has…
Continue ReadingThousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds
Associated Press QUSAIR, Syria (AP) — Thousands of people made the crossing back into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between…
Continue ReadingPutin says ‘intelligent and experienced’ Trump capable of finding ‘solutions’
By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect…
Continue Reading‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
CNN By Mauricio Torres and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led…
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