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Grammys 2024: From how to watch the music-filled show to who’s nominated, here’s what to know
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2024 Grammy Awards are fast approaching — and it is…
US company says hostage-taking by gunmen at its factory in Turkey in Gaza protest has been resolved
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company…
Lawmaker seeks to reverse Nebraska governor’s rejection of federal child food funding
Weeks after Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nebraska would not accept federal funds to feed…
The crane attacked potential mates. But then she fell for her keeper
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come…
Planned rollout of dental care will miss deadline in Liberals’ deal with the NDP
OTTAWA – The New Democrats and Liberals are at odds over the rollout of the…
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there’s a clue why
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when…
Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee’s strict abortion ban last year,…
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal…
Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech…
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators…
Getting a dental X-ray? A new recommendation says you don’t need a lead apron
Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending…
NAACP seeks federal probe of Florida county’s jail system following deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths in…
New Hampshire House refuses to either further restrict or protect abortion rights
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion…
Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to…
Former Ohio Senate President Stanley Aronoff dies at 91
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Stanley J. Aronoff, a Republican who spent nearly 40 years in…
Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing…
France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures
PARIS (AP) — France’s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday,…
No teams: ‘Genius: MLK/X’ suggests ‘we need both’ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and…
Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within…
Norway’s most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off…
Veteran seeking dismissal of criminal charge for subduing suspect in attack on Muslim lawmaker
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A military veteran who rushed to the aid of Connecticut’s first…
Villages in Spain’s parched northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing amid drought emergency
GUALBA, Spain (AP) — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the…
Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
BANGKOK (AP) — When the army overthrew Myanmar’s elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, it…
Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it’s becoming inevitable
BEIRUT (AP) — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia…