Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters began to make progress battling the deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area early Thursday, especially because th…
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Zelenskyy and Austin say military aid to Ukraine must continue under Trump
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press t…
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Meloni says Italy is exploring deals on telecoms security, but denies private talks with Musk
ROME (AP) -- Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday that her government is in talks with several private companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX, over th…
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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group’s records dispute with state attorney general
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state's top law enforcement offi…
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Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
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An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home
ROME (AP) -- An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday and returned home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of a…
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Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control and destroy homes across the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Multiple massive wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force early Wednesday as residents made a desperate escape fro…
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What this week's winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.
A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many Americans to dig out of the blizzard -- including farm…
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Winter weather can disrupt. Here's what to do if your flight is canceled
Winter weather often causes flight delays and cancellations. While airlines can't control the weather, they are required in the U.S. to provide refunds to cust…
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Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible a…
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Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House return
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's the largest prosecution in Justice Department history -- with reams of evidence, harrowing videos and hundreds of convictions of the ri…
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Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop
ROME (AP) -- Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-mind…
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Archbishop of Canterbury's tenure ends after resigning over failures in handling abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) -- Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby 's tenure officially ends Monday, two months after he resigned following an inquiry that found he failed t…
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Macron affirms Trump has 'solid ally' in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory
PARIS (AP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was a "a solid ally" of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as he outlined his vision for gl…
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Aches, Pain and Another Year Older
Dr. James L. Snyder