The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future. Mohammad Mustafa made the comments Wednesday on a visit …
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By The Associated Press
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1/15/25
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A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population. The manatees have been forced to seek warmer waters as coastal …
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By DAVID FISCHER
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1/15/25
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New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements. A group of global …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/14/25
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California has withdrawn requests for the EPA to give the state authority to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs. The move comes days ahead of President-elect …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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1/14/25
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Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of them in an outbuilding. Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were arrested in …
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By JOHN RABY
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1/14/25
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A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers. Among those who were surprised are Megan Krystle Weinraub, a …
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By JANIE HAR
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1/14/25
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Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency that caused a domino effect among Latin American teenagers whose unofficial …
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By RONALD BLUM
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1/14/25
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As a menacing wildfire approached, staff and residents of a senior citizens home made a desperate escape for their lives. It quickly became apparent to the community that they were for a long night. …
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By ALLEN G. BREED and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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1/14/25
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As a menacing wildfire approached, staff and residents of a senior citizens home made a desperate escape for their lives. It quickly became apparent to the community that they were for a long night. …
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By ALLEN G. BREED and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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1/14/25
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Federal prosecutors have decided not to bring charges in the in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene in north Louisiana. The U.S. Justice Department informed Greene's family of the …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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1/14/25
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Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS
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1/14/25
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Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The National Weather Service issued a rare warning that dry winds combined with severely dry conditions created a …
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By The Associated Press
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1/14/25
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As fires burn in Los Angeles, water utilities are responding to extensive damage to pipes and storage and treatment facilities. Several have issued “do not drink” notices to households until …
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By BRITTANY PETERSON
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1/14/25
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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1/14/25
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Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people overnight, including women and children. The fresh attacks came as Israel and Hamas appeared to be …
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By The Associated Press
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1/14/25
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In January 1981, Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan at the Republican's inauguration. Richard Nixon clasped John F. Kennedy’s hand and offered the new Democratic president a word of …
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT
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1/14/25
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When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010. But two Princeton …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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1/14/25
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A judge has ordered the closure of an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex where armed members of a Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering a unit last summer — footage that drew the attention …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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1/13/25
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While authorities don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know that embers have helped spread the flames. Contrary to popular belief, experts say most homes …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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1/13/25
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Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a …
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By TAMMY WEBBER
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1/13/25
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