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JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that tore through a house in the Pittsburgh suburbs, killing a man and four children. Firefighters arrived quickly early Wednesday but found the two-story house in Jeannette already engulfed. The child victims ranged in age from 7 years to 1 month old.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las autoridades de Israel se están preparando para enviar de regreso a Gaza a un grupo de pacientes palestinos que estaban siendo tratados esta semana en hospitales de Jerusalén Este. El grupo de 22 palestinos de Gaza incluye cinco bebés recién nacidos y sus madres, pacientes de cáncer ahora en
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have presented new plans for tackling wildfires which often ravage the country during its hot, dry summers, including changes in the deployment of firefighting aircraft and increased staffing in specialized units. The new plans come after massive fires last year killed
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A new study projects that global fertility rates, which have been declining in all countries since 1950, will continue to plummet through the end of the century, resulting in a profound demographic shift. The fertility rate is the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime.
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister says that more than 300 French coaches, teachers and sports officials have been accused of sexual abuse or of covering up such wrongdoing in 2023. France launched a nationwide effort to uncover and combat sexual violence in sports four years ago when 10-time French skating champion Sarah Abitbol said
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Apple says Justice Department suit alleging illegal monopoly over smartphones in US is ‘wrong on the facts and the law.’
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The National Association of Realtors’ recent $418 million settlement to end antitrust legal claims came with a bombshell: Decades-long rules and informal guidelines — notably those that made a 6% commission the norm — could be overhauled. This proposed settlement is not only expected to fundamentally change how Americans
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer will not be charged for fatally shooting a 65-year-old man who was armed with a knife. The offices of the Minnesota Attorney General and the Ramsey County Attorney announced Wednesday that Officer Abdirahmin Dahir’s use of force to kill Yia Xiong in February 2023 was “objectively
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — One of the most eagerly anticipated periods of the US sporting calendar is upon us as the inevitable drama of March Madness gets underway on Thursday. The single-elimination NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament features 64 teams vying to be crowned national champion across three action-packed weeks. UCLA has the
Continue ReadingRABAT, Morocco (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe’s fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara. Advocate General Tamara Capeta recommended Thursday that the court reject appeals challenging Europe’s
Continue ReadingBy Noor Shami and Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story GOVERNMENT CAMP, Oregon (KPTV) — Four adults and two children were rescued after being stranded on Mount Hood overnight while hiking Tuesday evening. On Tuesday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team started a rescue operation following reports of a
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un tribunal federal de apelaciones escuchará argumentos este miércoles sobre si se debe permitir que Texas aplique temporalmente su controvertida ley que permite a los funcionarios estatales arrestar y detener a personas de las que sospechan que ingresan ilegalmente al país. La audiencia se produce un día después de
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOBISHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor say they hope to be able to forge a profitable launch business with their new H3 rocket after its first successful flight last month in an increasingly competitive market dominated by Space X. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OLYMPIA, Washington (KPTV) — A bill mandating LGBTQ history education in Washington schools was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee. Using the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) framework as a basis, Senate Bill 5462 was filed in 2023 with the intention of extending “inclusive
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and AARON KESSLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising picked up last month but his political operation is still struggling to catch up to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. Trump’s campaign and his Save America political action committee, two key committees in his political
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is improving gradually from the country’s worst economic crisis two years ago. The IMF says inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and Sri Lanka’s
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Noah Lyles is not a man short on confidence. Having won three world championship titles last year, the American sprinter has since laid out grand plans for his career, even setting his sights on Usain Bolt’s records in the 100 and 200 meters. “He
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department sues Apple and alleges the tech giant has maintained an illegal monopoly on smartphones in the US.
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