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DOT puts airline loyalty programs under the microscope after lawmakers raise concerns

December 22, 2023 9:18 AM Associated Press

Associated Press The Department of Transportation is investigating possible deceptive practices in airline loyalty programs after federal lawmakers raised concerns about how airlines are calculating points and rewards. A DOT spokesperson said Friday in a statement that the agency is planning “to carefully review complaints regarding loyalty programs” and investigate airlines “for unfair and deceptive

Pacific storm that unleashed coastal flooding pushes across Southern California into Arizona

December 22, 2023 9:12 AM Associated Press

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los Angeles. As millions scrambled to finish holiday shopping or headed out onto highways, a swath of Southern

Pacific storm that unleashed coastal flooding pushes across Southern California into Arizona

December 22, 2023 9:12 AM Associated Press

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los Angeles. As millions scrambled to finish holiday shopping or headed out onto highways, a swath of Southern

US poised to ease restrictions on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia

December 22, 2023 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US is poised to ease restrictions on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, officials told CNN, because the Biden administration believes the kingdom has abided by a US- and UN-brokered truce with Yemen for nearly two years. In the early days of his administration, President Joe Biden

Now you see it, now you don’t: Banksy stop sign taken from London street soon after it appears

December 22, 2023 8:54 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The elusive artist Banksy displayed his latest work on a London street corner and it was taken less than hour after he confirmed its installation Friday. A red stop sign with three military drones on it was taken in the middle of the day by a man with bolt cutters as witnesses

Former NFL player Mike Williams died of dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

December 22, 2023 8:49 AM Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner’s report concludes that former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems. The 36-year-old Williams died Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a construction accident while working as an electrician. Williams was a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts near record levels, heads for an 8th straight winning week

December 22, 2023 8:44 AM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting near record heights Friday following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in midday trading and just 0.7% below its record set nearly two years ago. The

UN to vote on watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities

December 22, 2023 8:38 AM Associated Press

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote after many delays on a watered-down resolution to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza. The revised text is backed by the United States, while Russia and other countries still support a stronger text that would include the

Mexico’s president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba

December 22, 2023 8:26 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he is willing to help with a crush of migrants that led to the closure of border crossings with the United States. But in exchange he wants the U.S. government to open talks with Cuba. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also offered ton Friday o negotiate with Venezuela,

Police seek a motive as Prague mourns the 14 people killed in the nation’s worst mass shooting

December 22, 2023 8:24 AM Associated Press

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police are investigating why a student went on a dayslong violent rampage culminating in a shooting at the university he attended in Prague that left 14 dead and dozens wounded. Investigators believe the gunman in Thursday’s mass shooting at Charles University also killed his own father

Alabama lineman Justin Eboigbe returns from neck injury better than ever and ready for CFP semifinal

December 22, 2023 8:21 AM Associated Press

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Justin Eboigbe says he just wanted to come back as “a better version of myself.” It’s the goal that helped push the Alabama defensive end through all the rehab from an injury that ended his 2022 season, the weeks in a neck brace and numerous hours wearing a bone

Authorities encountering record number of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge

December 22, 2023 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9,600 migrant encounters along the US southern border in December, according to a Homeland Security official, among the highest amounts ever recorded as the US wrestles with an unprecedented surge. Authorities are apprehending record levels of migrants at the

New Hampshire newspaper publisher fined $620 over political advertisement omissions

December 22, 2023 8:19 AM Associated Press

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press DERRY, N.H. (AP) — A judge has fined the New Hampshire publisher of a weekly community newspaper $620 after finding her guilty of five misdemeanor charges that she ran advertisements for local races without properly marking them as political advertising. The judge had acquitted Debra Paul of a sixth misdemeanor

Correction: Wisconsin-Abortion Referendum story

December 22, 2023 8:18 AM Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a Dec. 21 story about Wisconsin abortion law, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Roe v. Wade only allowed states to regulate abortion after the point of fetal viability. It allowed states to regulate abortion under certain circumstances before that point. The AP also reported that viability is typically around

North Korea appears to be looking to make more bomb fuels at its main nuclear facility, experts say

December 22, 2023 8:12 AM Associated Press

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency and outside experts say North Korea may have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce bomb fuels. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it

Obama helps Biden campaign raise nearly $4 million from grassroots donors

December 22, 2023 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign has leaned on former President Barack Obama to help in its fundraising push, raising nearly $4 million from appeals geared toward grassroots donors, CNN has learned. The main effort – a contest to meet Obama and President Joe Biden – raked in $2.6 million for the

A court in Romania rejects Andrew Tate’s request to visit his ailing mother in the UK

December 22, 2023 7:53 AM Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A spokesperson for Andrew Tate says a court in Romania has rejected the divisive influencer’s request to leave the country to visit his mother in the U.K. after she had suffered a heart attack. Tate is charged in Romania with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

6 historical mysteries that scientists finally cracked in 2023 — and one they didn’t

December 22, 2023 7:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Science is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. Paleogenetics teases out astonishing secrets from DNA hidden in bones and dirt. Artificial intelligence decodes ancient texts written in forgotten scripts. Chemical analysis of molecular residues left on teeth, cooking pots, incense burners and building materials reveals details about past diets,

FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources

December 22, 2023 7:34 AM Associated Press

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources. The FDA and the drug’s maker, Novo Nordisk, are testing the shots. They do not yet

Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith’s request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute

December 22, 2023 7:32 AM CNN

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track arguments on whether Donald Trump has any immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office – a move that will likely delay his trial. The court did not explain