By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Angry villagers have burned army vehicles in protest after more than a dozen people were killed by soldiers who mistakenly believed some of them were militants in India’s remote northeast region along the border with Myanmar. Nagaland state’s top elected official ordered a probe into the
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials from Illinois, Iowa and the federal government are celebrating the completion of a new bridge carrying Interstate 74 over the Mississippi River. State and local politicians and Federal Highway Administration staff members gathered on the the structure recently to publicize its opening to traffic sometimes this month. Illinois Gov. J.B.
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN A North Carolina man wasn’t sure if he had bought a ticket in the state’s Lucky for Life lottery drawing, so he filled out the online form. “I was just laying in bed watching a basketball game on TV and I couldn’t remember if I filled it out or not,” said
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI and AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash. Mount Semeru spewed thick columns of ash after
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By Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Women in Canada are becoming more pessimistic about gender equality in the workplace, with a majority feeling the pace of change has been slow despite more awareness and they still aren’t being offered the same opportunities as men,
Continue Reading By Matthew Talbot, CTVNews.ca digital content editor Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A U.S. man allegedly trying to bring a 16-year-old girl into Canada against her will was denied entry, turned back and taken into custody, Vermont State Police said in a news release. Police said the attempted
Continue Reading VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Far-right former French TV pundit Eric Zemmour is holding his first campaign rally near Paris, a few days after he formally declared his candidacy for April’s presidential election in a video relaying his anti-migrants, anti Islam views. The 63-year-old with multiple hate-speech convictions has unveiled his campaign’s slogan: “Impossible is not
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself, the big question when the actor’s trial resumes is whether he will tell his side of the story. The choice is risky, but
Continue Reading By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded its first case of the coronavirus omicron variant. The announcement was made by the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training, which is one of the laboratories approved by Senegal for COVID-19 testing. The institute said the case was detected Friday from
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By John Blake, CNN If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, someone whose songs have formed the sonic backdrop of so many weddings, shopping mall
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By Daniel Dale, Oren Liebermann and Amir Tal, CNN President Joe Biden has a favorite story about his long relationship with Israel. For decades, he has been publicly recounting his 1973 meeting with then-Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir — which he described in 2015 as “one of the most consequential meetings I’ve ever had in
Continue Reading By Casey Barber, CNN While Ina Garten’s “engagement chicken” recipe might seem like it has magical powers, roast chicken shouldn’t be reserved for those wanting to put a ring on it. Nor do you need a specific recipe to make a roast chicken that causes marriage proposals — though knowing how to do so might
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A resident and firefighter were injured during a roadway collapse in Pettis County on Saturday.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 2, 2021, about potential job growth from federal offshore wind initiatives, The Associated Press erroneously reported who announced the approval of the South Fork Wind project. It was the interior department, not U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched through central Brussels to protest tightened COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest spike in coronavirus cases. Marchers came to protest the measures that were announced Friday, the third week in a row that the government has tightened the rules as the latest
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By Tierney Sneed At stake in the Mississippi abortion case heard by the Supreme Court December 1 is access to the procedure for millions of people across the country. As Justice Brett Kavanaugh made clear at Wednesday’s hearing, the justices are not considering whether to outlaw abortion nationwide. But a decision that overturns current Supreme
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen has accelerated its airstrikes on the capital and elsewhere in the conflict-stricken country. Meanwhile, government forces advanced in the west coast and the key province of Marib. The coalition said it hit military facilities in rebel-held Sanaa
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court weighs the future of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement plans to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense. Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A Pearl Harbor survivor will be in attendance at the 80th remembrance ceremony this week, thanks to the help of his daughter and dozens of strangers who wanted to make sure he could be there. Ike Schab, 101, told CNN he was on a docked ship when the attack occurred
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By Aya Elamroussi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Days after a 15-year-old student allegedly killed four classmates at a Michigan high school, the district’s superintendent has requested an independent investigation into the incident — the deadliest school shooting at a US K-12 campus since May 2018. Ethan Crumbley is accused of carrying out Tuesday’s shooting at
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