Tips for shopping for Medicare Advantage plans
AP Health Writer Shopping season for Medicare coverage is about to begin and with it comes the annual onslaught of TV ads and choices to consider.…
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Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Associated Press Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is…
Continue ReadingHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and…
Continue Reading9 dead as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say nine people have died and another 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized during a rescue…
Continue ReadingThe new top youth official at the UN talks about what’s in it for young people
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dr. Felipe Paullier is quick to say he doesn’t speak for the world’s roughly 2 billion tweens,…
Continue ReadingBaltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers,…
Continue Reading17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same street in South Africa
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the…
Continue ReadingSuspect killed and 2 Georgia officers wounded in shooting during suspected gun store burglary
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia police officers were wounded and a man was killed during a shooting inside a suburban Atlanta retailer that calls…
Continue ReadingAfter a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative…
Continue ReadingA helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan policeman says a helicopter crash due to engine failure has killed six people and injured eight others in the…
Continue ReadingBelgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope’s views on women after he digs in on their role
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium reached new lows on Saturday when defiant Catholic university…
Continue ReadingEastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win
BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers have elected a mainstream conservative as speaker of the state parliament in eastern Germany’s Thuringia region, putting…
Continue ReadingJapanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance…
Continue Reading Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal, and a…
Continue ReadingRussian strikes on a medical center kill 9 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say at least nine people have died in two consecutive Russian drone strikes on a medical center in the…
Continue Reading The sole candidate for Macao’s leader pledges to diversify the casino city’s economy
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese…
Continue ReadingLandslide triggered by rain leaves 12 dead and 2 missing at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia
Associated Press SUNGAI ABU, Indonesia (AP) — Mud, rugged terrain and lack of telecommunications hampered rescue efforts Saturday after a landslide…
Continue ReadingAn explosion and fire at a service station kills 13 in Russia’s Dagestan
MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has killed at least 13 people and injured 23 others.…
Continue Reading Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founding members, Hassan Nasrallah,…
Continue ReadingSharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With less than 40 days until Election Day, the Rev. Al Sharpton’s choice of a battleground state for a…
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