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- Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC findson February 1, 2024 at 6:02 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S. study […]
- Walgreens to pay $275,000 to settle allegations in Vermont about service during pandemicon January 25, 2024 at 10:24 pm
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Walgreens has agreed to pay a $275,000 fine to settle allegations that some of its Vermont stores temporarily closed without notice, […]
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- Long-haul carrier Emirates again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rainson April 19, 2024 at 5:58 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates said Friday it would again halt local check-in for passengers traveling on its flights as the […]
- BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana townon April 19, 2024 at 5:17 am
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths […]
- A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial ruleson April 19, 2024 at 4:20 am
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more […]
- Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislationon April 19, 2024 at 4:14 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time […]
- Bitcoin's next 'halving' is right around the corner. Here's what you need to knowon April 19, 2024 at 4:02 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are going to take a 50% pay cut […]
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- Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New Yorkon April 19, 2024 at 4:06 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to […]
- Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroomon April 19, 2024 at 4:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that […]
- House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker growon April 19, 2024 at 3:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of […]
- Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatureson April 19, 2024 at 2:57 am
PHOENIX (AP) — A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization Thursday and dropped his bid for reelection to the […]
- Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle Easton April 19, 2024 at 12:51 am
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state's large Iraqi […]
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- 5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistanon April 19, 2024 at 6:11 am
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped the attack Friday […]
- Iran fires air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spottedon April 19, 2024 at 6:08 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones […]
- Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third termon April 19, 2024 at 5:42 am
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has […]
- Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advanceon April 19, 2024 at 5:17 am
Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow […]
- The Latest | Iran fires air defense batteries and diverts flights after explosionson April 19, 2024 at 4:54 am
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday and some flights were diverted or grounded after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where […]
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- This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a tonon April 18, 2024 at 9:15 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. […]
- How many ballerinas can dance on tiptoes in one place? A world record 353 at New York's Plaza Hotelon April 17, 2024 at 10:10 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of young dancers in white tutus and tightly coiffed hair gathered in New York's Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break the world record […]
- A vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street. She still performed Tuesdayon April 17, 2024 at 7:57 pm
The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana, leading the pachyderm to break through a […]
- A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story onlineon April 15, 2024 at 9:53 pm
The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy's family in rural Edmond, […]
- Mountain goat stuck under Kansas City bridge survives rocky rescueon April 10, 2024 at 12:03 am
An escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and now may be reunited with the owners who […]
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- UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in caseson April 19, 2024 at 3:59 am
The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global […]
- This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a tonon April 18, 2024 at 9:15 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. […]
- Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash dangeron April 18, 2024 at 4:43 pm
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading […]
- The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see iton April 18, 2024 at 1:31 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly. […]
- Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpouron April 18, 2024 at 12:55 am
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, […]