1 dead, half a million without power in Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least …
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Arthur Frommer, travel guide guru, dies at 95
By Beth Harpaz | Associated Press NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations …
The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at bankruptcy auction
The satirical news publication the Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes …
Prince William intends to do royal duties with a ‘smaller r,’ emphasizing ’empathy’ – The Mercury News
Prince William says he’d like to approach royal duties with a “smaller r,” aiming to inject more empathy, and toning down pomp and circumstance with more personable projects. “It’s hard …
Trump chooses Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience …
A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made – The Mercury News
By JEFF MARTIN ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them …
Racist text messages referencing slavery prompt federal investigations
By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson and Gary Fields | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to …
Program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation is struck down
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The …
Armed boy, 13, fled when confronted by school staff, Kenosha police say
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed fled when confronted by school staff, authorities said. Kenosha police said they believe …
What’s at stake for Mexico in a second Trump presidency?
MEXICO CITY — Few places in the Americas stand to be as jolted by a new Trump presidency as Mexico, the nation of nearly 130 million people that the president-elect …