‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

Associated Press 12/11/2024

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is…

Trump vows to end birthright citizenship: What is it, can he do it?

Associated Press 12/11/2024

WASHINGTON  — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But…

Ghost gun likely used in killing CEO in New York – police

Associated Press 12/10/2024

WASHINGTON — The brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was likely carried out with a ghost gun, one of the nearly untraceable weapons that can be made a home, police said Monday. A ghost gun is a firearm…

FBI offers $50,000 reward for information on gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Associated Press 12/08/2024

The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. But he left something behind:…

What are the benefits of weighted blankets? Here’s what the science says

Associated Press 12/08/2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt like a really big…

Delay, deny, defend: words found on ammo in CEO shooting

Associated Press 12/06/2024

A message left at the scene of a health insurance executive’s fatal shooting — “deny,” “defend” and “depose” — echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The three words were written on the ammunition a…

Pacquiao, 8-division champion, elected to Boxing Hall of Fame

Associated Press 12/06/2024

Manny Pacquiao, who won titles in a record eight weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight while becoming one of boxing’s biggest draws, was elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Pacquiao, who fought in…

NBA: Jokic moves past Magic Johnson on career triple-double list

Associated Press 12/06/2024

CLEVELAND  — There are moments when Nikola Jokic does things on the court that seem to defy reason — almost magical. On Thursday, he passed a player who had the same remarkable skill. Denver’s superstar center moved…

NBA: Kuminga scores 33 to help Warriors beat Rockets

Associated Press 12/06/2024

SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points and made two crucial layups over the final 1:04, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday…

Who is the South Korean leader who tried to impose martial law?

Associated Press 12/06/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may now rest on a single, baffling decision to send out troops under martial…

NY CEO killing: New photos released, search for gunman continues

Associated Press 12/06/2024

NEW YORK — The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” two law…

California school shooting: 2 kids wounded, gunman dead

Associated Press 12/05/2024

PALERMO, Calif. — Two children were in “extremely critical condition” Wednesday after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.…

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