By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand. The human brain has trouble pulling names out
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Will she make it in time? Intrepid flight trackers online seem to think so. On social media, fans of Taylor Swift and aviation journalists believe they’ve located Swift’s private jet, labeled “The Football Era,” currently on its way to Los Angeles’ LAX airport and expected to arrive
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone strike hit a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding two others, security officials said. The strike came as tensions across the Middle East grow with the Israel-Hamas war, a
Continue ReadingNAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Federal authorities have launched an investigation to determine why a private jet tried to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate, colliding with a vehicle and sparking a fiery crash that left two people dead. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet had five people were aboard
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The enduring image of the 2022 World Cup was Lionel Messi holding aloft soccer’s biggest prize in Qatar’s spectacular Lusail Stadium. Messi had realized his ultimate ambition by leading Argentina to glory in perhaps the most thrilling final in the tournament’s history. The drama was
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley has potential implications for gun-owning parents everywhere. None more so than for her husband, James Crumbley. Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the November 30, 2021, mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, in which their son
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 Palestinians in Rafah early Saturday, hours after Israel’s prime minister said he asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the southern Gaza city ahead of a ground invasion.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur and Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For many people, attending the Super Bowl is likely a dream unrealized — Sunday’s game might be the most expensive one yet, with average ticket prices nearing $10,000. That doesn’t mean NFL fans will stop fantasizing about what goes on inside the stadium: What is it
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Swiss police say three Dutch citizens have been found dead in western Switzerland after an apparent hiking accident. Police said in a statement Saturday that the mother and her two adult children, who had been reported missing Thursday, were found near the Rochers-de-Naye mountain in the canton of Vaud. The 57-year-old woman,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With fireworks, feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash for the kids, numerous Asian nations and overseas communities have welcomed the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Festivities in Taiwan on Saturday were marked by appearances by newly elected president Lai Ching-te and the speaker of
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Janet Yellen isn’t a political operator, but she’s one of President Joe Biden’s strongest and most credible economic messengers. And in an election year when Biden needs all the help he can get to make his economic message break through – a majority of voters, 55%, say Biden’s policies
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jim Harbaugh won a national championship at Michigan last month and returned to the NFL to coach the Los Angeles Chargers. He still agonizes over losing a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers 11 years ago. Harbaugh is in town and will be
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Americans gather to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the culinary choices may be as important as the final score. Because the event can stretch for more than four hours, that raises the risks of foodborne illness if party hosts and guests aren’t careful. Preparing and keeping foods
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer When Americans gather to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, the culinary choices may be as important as the final score. Because the event can stretch for more than four hours, that raises the risks of foodborne illness if party hosts and guests aren’t careful. Preparing and keeping foods
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nick Bosa has been making a high-profile impact for the San Francisco 49ers on Sundays ever since entering the league as the No. 2 overall pick in 2019. Bosa also has been making more hidden — but still important — contributions every Saturday the
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you’re the last player picked in the NFL draft, at least you get a nickname — Mr. Irrelevant — and a certain amount of fanfare. When you’re taken a little bit earlier, you’re just a normal seventh-round selection. “I had no idea where I
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — More people in the U.S. than ever before are expected to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, including novice bettors attracted to the game due to the possible attendance of pop idol Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend Travis Kelce will be among the players. With sports
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — More people in the U.S. than ever before are expected to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, including novice bettors attracted to the game due to the possible attendance of pop idol Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend Travis Kelce will be among the players. With sports
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The three candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election have held their final campaign events in front of tens of thousands of people, four days before citizens cast their votes in the world’s third-largest democracy. Two former governors are trailing ex-special forces general Prabowo Subianto in the race.
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — It won’t suck up anywhere near the oxygen of the presidential election, but the race for the US House of Representatives may be the most exciting campaign to watch in 2024. The White House contest looks destined for a rematch that most Americans are dreading. Control of the US
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