AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say that at least 200 fighters were killed in clashes between Yemen’s government forces and Houthi rebels in and around the strategic central province of Marib over the last two days. Officials said Thursday that most of the casualties belonged to the Houthi forces, who
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has undergone a successful hysterectomy. Presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti says the operation had been planned for several weeks. Officials didn’t say why it was needed. But the clinic says she’s in good general health after Thursday’s laparoscopic procedure. The official Telam news agency
Continue Reading By MARIAM FAM and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As a wary world watches to see the Taliban’s policies for women, many girls and young women in Afghanistan are afraid the future they’ve envisioned may become out of reach. They worry about missing out on big career goals as well as little freedoms and hobbies that
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By Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Florida (WALA) — The Blue Angels are set to fly their final shows of their 75th Season this weekend for a hometown crowd. The Homecoming Air Show always a crowd pleaser in Pensacola. Only on FOX10 News, two people got a
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Democrats are still negotiating the final details of their sweeping $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package so the House can vote on it soon. The bill would transform the nation’s social safety net despite being whittled down to roughly half its original size amid infighting between the party’s moderate
Continue Reading By CNN meteorologists Pedram Javaheri and Taylor Ward A potentially historic flood event is taking shape across Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, and portions of coastal Georgia, including near Savannah, as water levels will be at heights usually found in powerful hurricanes. The flooding will be exacerbated by a destructive combination of already higher-than-normal tides and
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Una vez más, las tensiones aumentan en Ucrania. Los informes de que los rusos están trasladando material militar a unos 300 kilómetros de la frontera han captado la atención del gobierno de Estados Unidos. Y las fuerzas ucranianas han desplegado drones de combate a lo largo de las líneas de batalla que
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By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — In the fight to curb climate change, several major coal-using nations have announced steps to wean themselves off of the heavily polluting fossil fuel. Though some will only do it slowly. The pledges to phase out coal come on top of other promises
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again sharply increased its key interest rate by a point and a quarter to 2.75% to tackle soaring inflation amid the economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s surprising move was the biggest single hike of the rate since 1997. Analysts had mostly predicted a half-point
Continue Reading By Fox 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said a victim suffered a grazing injury and a car and a house were hit in a shooting early Saturday morning in southeast Portland. PPB said just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, it responded to the
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN As a lawyer whose job involves lots of talking and being the center of attention, Jeena Cho’s fear of socializing was debilitating. “I would constantly mentally critique my own performance,” said Cho, who is also a mindfulness instructor and coauthor of “The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, it’s been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumors: A teen-age Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she agreed to meet with him at a hotel in Los Angeles. In a memoir coming out next
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following several weeks of increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage fell to 3.09% from 3.14% last week. Last year at this time
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following several weeks of increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage fell to 3.09% from 3.14% last week. Last year at this time
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says world food prices are the highest since July 2011, reflecting reduced wheat harvests and higher palm-oil prices. The Rome-based agency said Thursday that international prices of its sample food commodities basket rose by 3% in October, for a third straight month of increases. Reduced
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says world food prices are the highest since July 2011, reflecting reduced wheat harvests and higher palm-oil prices. The Rome-based agency said Thursday that international prices of its sample food commodities basket rose by 3% in October, for a third straight month of increases. Reduced
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two Swiss skiers that do not want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus will miss the first men’s downhill race of World Cup ski season in Canada because the country requires international visitors to have two doses to enter. Swiss teammates Urs Kryenbühl and Ralph Weber
Continue Reading By Bridget Chavez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — There have been more than 1,000 shootings in Portland so far this year. Among those affected is Tracy Carman. She was shot in the leg in downtown Portland in July. Now, Mayor Ted Wheeler is proposing more funding for police including
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — A diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette and jewels that dangled from a Russian grand duchess are among the featured items going up for auction next week in Geneva. Also going under the hammer in the lakeside Swiss city will be a pair of high-top Nike sneakers from the
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — A diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette and jewels that dangled from a Russian grand duchess are among the featured items going up for auction next week in Geneva. Also going under the hammer in the lakeside Swiss city will be a pair of high-top Nike sneakers from the
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