Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora
Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday. They say a plasma burst from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth. It may also make for …
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3/24/24
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Police in Indianapolis say one person was killed and five others including a police officer were wounded in an early morning shooting. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Christopher …
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3/24/24
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The attack on a Moscow-area concert hall that killed scores of people has dealt a major blow to President Vladimir Putin's image as a tough guy who is able to defend Russia from all threats. It came …
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By The Associated Press
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3/24/24
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New York City’s mayor has nixed a planned trip to the U.S.-Mexico over security concerns. Mayor Eric Adams was slated to depart Saturday night to visit Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. The Democrat …
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3/24/24
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone. That's one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The case …
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By LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
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3/24/24
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Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to Alabama this weekend for a memorial service on the 210th anniversary of the battle of Horseshoe Bend. More than 800 American Indians were killed. The …
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By KIM CHANDLER
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3/24/24
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The attack on a Moscow concert hall in which armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled …
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By The Associated Press
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3/23/24
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Shocked Russians are bringing flowers and teddy bears to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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3/23/24
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When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob, angered that a Black family had moved in, drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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3/23/24
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The Associated Press has learned that a former Venezuelan fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron. …
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO
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3/23/24
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Palm Sunday will be celebrated by Christians worldwide this Sunday. It commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when palm branches were strewn before him. It …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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3/23/24
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Texas authorities say a school bus with more than 40 prekindergarten students has collided with a concrete truck and rolled over while returning from a field trip. Two people have died. Friday's …
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3/22/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv on the final stop in his sixth urgent trip to the region since the start of the war. Blinken says he will share …
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By The Associated Press
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3/22/24
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A Texas medical panel has rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortions bans in the U.S., which physicians say is dangerously unclear and has forced women with …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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3/22/24
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer but hasn't said what kind. In a video announcement Friday, she revealed that she was undergoing chemotherapy but didn't give further …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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3/22/24
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Authorities are investigating the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a 72-year-old man who lived in a remote cabin in connection with the escape of an Idaho white supremacist …
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By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN
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3/22/24
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Holi is the Hindu festival of colors, which is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal and the diaspora. The festival typically falls in March. Celebrants rejoice by throwing colored …
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By DEEPA BHARATH
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3/22/24
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Russia has attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages. Ukraine's energy minister says the nighttime …
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By The Associated Press
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3/22/24
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With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeing success in more recruits passing the entry physical fitness exam thanks to a new law that changed the standards. It is part of a broader effort nationally …
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By BROOKE SCHULTZ
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3/22/24
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As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people. That's because the warming world is leading to erratic …
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By The Associated Press
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3/21/24
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