Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Associated Press Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones —…
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RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump’s pick to lead health agency
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has swept onto Capitol Hill. The anti-vaccine health guru from the famous political family…
Continue Reading Two charged in connection with Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive…
Continue Reading Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse case
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prosecutors in Bolivia on Monday sought the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse…
Continue Reading Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look like
Associated Press After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war. Top officials…
Continue Reading Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out.…
Continue Reading National Guard soldier charged with murder in shooting at a Georgia military base
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a National Guard soldier with murder in a shooting that triggered a weekend lockdown at a…
Continue Reading Corps of Engineers will look to save 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
ATHENS, N.Y. (AP) — Efforts to save an imperiled 150-year-old lighthouse in New York are getting a boost with federal officials announcing new…
Continue Reading The US Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count
Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates. Officials said Monday…
Continue Reading 26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Interpol says a crackdown on suspected illegal deforestation in South America has netted 26 arrests. The…
Continue Reading Mexico’s regulators impose 10-year special restrictions on Walmart’s subsidiary
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulators have imposed special conditions for a period of 10 years on Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary…
Continue Reading Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will…
Continue Reading What’s behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening
AP Medical Writer President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from…
Continue Reading Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial…
Continue Reading TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would…
Continue Reading Former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death for killing 5 women at a Florida bank
Associated Press A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.…
Continue Reading Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin
Police in Madison, Wisconsin, believe multiple factors prompted a 15-year-old student to open fire at a private Christian school, but they declined…
Continue Reading North Macedonia investigates former top officials for alleged financial misconduct
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Eight former senior officials in North Macedonia, including a former prime minister, are under investigation for…
Continue Reading US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts
DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t…
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