Dems reshuffle primaries to stress diversity over tradition
States with early contests play a major role in determining the nominee
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China
Beijing responded that it reserved the right to ‘take further actions’ and criticized Washington for ‘an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice’
Three hundred years of war stories as told by lost buttons
Mundane clothing fasteners excavated from Spanish battlefields provide glimpses into the country’s many clashes with Portugal, England and France
Big Tech companies to cut costs after $77 billion in profits evaporate
Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon earned $243 billion in 2022, down 24% from the previous year
Florida lawmakers to meet next week on Disney, immigration
The agenda marks a sustained focus from DeSantis on issues such as immigration, election fraud, gender and sexuality
Biden sounds ready to seek second term while rallying Democrats
Hundreds of party leaders from around the country interrupted him with cries of “Four more years! Four more years!”
California won’t require Covid vaccine to attend schools
Nearly all of the pandemic restrictions put in place by Newsom have been lifted
Man arrested, but motive unknown in Dallas Zoo monkey theft
Davion Irvin, who was arrested Thursday, has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty and two counts of burglary, police said
Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in bizarre fish incident
Police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, ‘The Goonies’
New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time
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The goal is to improve nutrition and align with US dietary guidelines in the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million children and lunch to nearly 30 million
Authorities: Two arrested in California shooting that killed six
The suspects and members of the victims’ family have a long history of gang violence but the motive for the shooting is not exactly clear
Mexican actor Pablo Lyle gets prison for road rage death
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After a week-long trial, a six-member jury convicted the telenovela star of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Juan Ricardo Hernández
Bolsonaro ponders election defeat, as crowd chants ‘fraud’
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The former Brazilian president did not directly address the Jan. 8 assault on the buildings housing Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court
Kyiv steps up fight against corruption on eve of EU summit
A series of raids against businesses and high-ranking government officials have been carried out as Volodymyr Zelenskiy cracks down on graft
The giant Byzantine mosaic hidden beneath an olive grove in Gaza
Efforts are underway to preserve the 1,500-year-old tilework that a Palestinian found near his home in a refugee camp
Pentagon detects second Chinese balloon over Latin America
A Costa Rica newspaper reported that hundreds of people have seen the aircraft in the sky in recent hours
Sixth officer fired after beating death of Tyre Nichols
Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the Jan. 7 arrest of the 29-year-old, who died in a hospital three days later
Jury: Musk didn’t defraud investors with 2018 Tesla tweets
The nine-member jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberation following a three-week trial