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Drought-stricken villages in Spain's northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing 02/01/2024 07:43pm • GUALBA, Spain (AP) — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. He fills them at a natural spring and then hauls them back to his home in Gualba, a picturesque village near Barcelona that like many towns in Spain is bearing the worst of a record dro A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist Church leader 02/01/2024 07:08pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of second-degree murder and carjacking in the death of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Tennessee. After he entered the plea in a Memphis court, Miguel Andrade was sentenced to prison terms of 20 years for the 10 Common Scams That Target Seniors and How to Avoid Them 02/01/2024 07:00pm • Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Victims of elder financial exploitation lose $28.3 billion annually, according to a 2023 BankSafe report by AARP. If you haven't yet been approached by a scammer, y How to Build Healthy Habits for the Family 02/01/2024 07:00pm • I know I'm not alone in wanting children to develop healthy relationships with food. Rather than focus on numbers or set goals, I challenge you to explore what you can do together as a family. Yes, measurable and timely goals are typically the recommendation, but when it comes to your kids, let's ke New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year's fiery Ohio derailment 02/01/2024 06:35pm • Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the twin toxic towers of fire that forced them from their homes last February after officials decided to blow open five tank cars filled with vinyl chloride they worried might explode days after a Norfolk Southern tra Street fight: Cheverly neighbors worried about plan to connect 2 dead-end streets to big new development 02/01/2024 05:05pm • There's a street fight, of sorts, brewing in the town of Cheverly, Maryland, over the redevelopment of the old Prince George's Hospital Center. The dispute isn't over the project itself, which enjoys wide support in the town, but the potential traffic impact on what are now two quiet residential str Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank 02/01/2024 04:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against f Educators played the same Powerball numbers for years, then hid a $1M winning ticket in a math book 02/01/2024 04:41pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of employees and teachers from a Kentucky middle school who bought a $1 million Powerball winning ticket tucked it in a math textbook for safekeeping before claiming the prize this week. The group of 30 educators, some retired, met at Rector A. Jones Middle School in 23 people arrested after demonstrators block traffic in DC, briefly snarling morning commute 02/01/2024 02:30pm • Nearly two dozen people were arrested Thursday morning after Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked several major roadways in D.C., briefly snarling traffic Thursday morning. A total of 23 people were arrested on charges of "crowding, obstructing or incommoding" which is the legal term for blockin Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death 02/01/2024 02:19pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Police Department trainers are prepared to testify in the federal civil rights case against four former Memphis police officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that the officers used force inconsistent with their training and failed to prevent their colleagues fr Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles 02/01/2024 12:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and trucks. Joe Goffman is a longtime EPA official who The European Union calls on Kosovo to delay requiring ethnic Serbians to use euros instead of dinars 02/01/2024 12:57pm • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union on Thursday called on Kosovo to postpone an effort to force ethnic Serbian-dominated areas to adopt the euro currency like in the rest of the country, as rules that would block use of the Serbian dinar went into effect. Most of Kosovo uses the euro, even 3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse on grounds of Boise, Idaho, airport 02/01/2024 11:36am • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho, collapsed Wednesday, killing three people and injuring another nine, officials said. Five of those injured in the collapse at the Boise Airport are in critical condition, the city said in a statement rel Maryland company inks NASCAR sponsorship deal 02/01/2024 09:30am • (Courtesy Choice Hotels International) North Bethesda, Maryland-based Choice Hotels International has signed a NASCAR partnership deal with Trackhouse Racing for the 2024 NASCAR Cup series. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the sponsorship, promoting its Choice Privileges guest rewa Ferrari: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/01/2024 07:32am • MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari NV (RACE) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $316.6 million. The Maranello, Italy-based company said it had net income of $1.74 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts survey