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US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D.C., this week and went on social media to share their mirror image with the world. The Delawar...

Feb 10, 2024

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of major damage

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday afternoon and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region. There were n...

Feb 09, 2024

Small plane with 5 people aboard makes emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A small airplane with five people aboard collided with a vehicle as it made an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida Friday afternoon, bringing traffic to a halt ...

Feb 09, 2024

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; no tsunami expected

HONOLULU (AP) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world's largest active volcano on Friday - Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii - knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately ...

Feb 09, 2024

Harris slams 'politically motivated' report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the...

Feb 09, 2024

Netanyahu orders population of Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the s...

Feb 09, 2024

Pakistan election results are delayed, but wins are reported for independents backed by Khan’s party

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - The results of Pakistan's elections were delayed by connectivity issues Friday a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and th...

Feb 08, 2024

Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former President Donald Trump won Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to participate. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley skipped t...

Feb 08, 2024

King Charles III is doing 'extremely well' after cancer diagnosis, queen says at charity event

LONDON (AP) - Queen Camilla said Thursday that King Charles III is doing well given his cancer diagnosis, adding that he has been touched by the messages of support he's received from the public. Cami...

Feb 08, 2024

Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides

WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a ...

Feb 08, 2024