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Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia. With the remnants of a lake-effect snowstorm moving north on Monday, the Bills' hearty fanbase took over, helping dig ...

Jan 15, 2024

AP VoteCast: Iowa caucusgoers want big changes, see immigration as more important than the economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Republicans are headed to their state's caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy - a possible sign that cultural...

Jan 15, 2024

Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senio...

Jan 15, 2024

Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The move on Monday leaves Taiwan with 12 diplomatic allies around the world. ...

Jan 14, 2024

With snow still falling, Bills call on fans to help dig out stadium for playoff game vs. Steelers

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help di...

Jan 14, 2024

Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 18 priests from jail, handed them over to Vatican

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando lvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over to Vatican authorities. They had been jailed more than a...

Jan 14, 2024

North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North's east coast. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred Sunday but gave no further...

Jan 13, 2024

Bills-Steelers playoff game moved to Monday amid forecast for dangerous winter weather

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills' wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that was scheduled for Sunday was moved to Monday amid a forecast for dangerous winter weather, New York ...

Jan 13, 2024

Polls open as Taiwan voters choose next president, weighing China'S threat and island's stability

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president in an election that could chart the trajectory of its relations with China over the next four years. At stake is th...

Jan 12, 2024

Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore announces he is retiring at the end of February

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles police chief is retiring, he announced Friday, in an unexpected departure as the head of one of the nation's largest law enforcement agencies. Chief Michel Moore's t...

Jan 12, 2024