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Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows 03/15/2023 01:00pm • The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA. The pandemic years brought a marked shift to the trends in p UK Treasury chief predicts no recession in Britain this year 03/15/2023 01:00pm • LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is likely to avoid a recession this year, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday, adding a bit of surprise to what had been billed as a boring budget meant to restore confidence and stability in the nation's finances. The announcement came as Hunt delivered his spending p St. Louis prosecutor: Ouster effort is politically motivated 03/15/2023 12:35pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — The elected prosecutor in St. Louis, under intense criticism after a visiting teenage athlete lost her legs in a crash blamed on a man who remained free from jail despite multiple bond violations, is accusing Missouri's attorney general of seeking her ouster for political gain. De Floods kill 14 in Turkish earthquake-battered provinces 03/15/2023 12:31pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu s German police conduct raids on suspected people smugglers 03/15/2023 12:27pm • BERLIN (AP) — German police on Wednesday conducted raids against a group suspected of smuggling about 90 people into the country, making five arrests, authorities said. More than 20 apartments and offices in Berlin and the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt were searched, along with three vehicles and War, transport weigh on Germany's efforts to curb emissions 03/15/2023 12:03pm • BERLIN (AP) — Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals, officials said Wednesday. Data published by the German Environment Agency showed the country released the Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for US tourists, others 03/15/2023 11:58am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is reintroducing the requirement to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia, Canada, and Japan starting Oct. 1, the foreign ministry said. Former president Jair Bolsonaro had scrapped the visa requirements in 2019 to bolster the country’s tourism ind Fox's Hall talks survival after nearly dying in Ukraine 03/15/2023 09:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — A year after nearly being killed by Russian bombs while covering the war in Ukraine, Fox News’ Benjamin Hall credits a relentless optimism -- and what he describes as an unexplained miracle -- for getting him through. Truth is, it was probably several miracles that enabled Hall t Edmunds Compares: 2023 Toyota Prius vs. 2023 Kia Niro 03/15/2023 06:20am • The Toyota Prius, which has become synonymous with hybrid cars the past 20 years, is fresh off a full redesign for 2023. The prior generation’s oddball styling, quirky interior and feeble powertrain are now in the rearview mirror. The new Prius now features an attractive look, a sleeker interior a Samsung to invest $230 billion to build "mega" chip cluster 03/15/2023 04:24am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to build the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing base near the capital, Seoul. The chip-making � US says Russian warplane hits American drone over Black Sea 03/15/2023 01:18am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said. But Russia insisted its warplanes didn't hi Mongolia looks to copper to transform stagnant economy 03/14/2023 11:19pm • BEIJING (AP) — Mongolia plans to channel revenue from rising copper exports into an economic development fund as part of changes to reap more benefit from its mineral riches and root out corruption, the North Asian nation’s prime minister said in an interview Tuesday following the opening of a m Electric car stores will be restricted in Mississippi 03/14/2023 10:44pm • JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday restricting electric car manufacturers from selling vehicles in person unless they open franchised dealerships. Defying calls from some fellow Republicans in the Legislature to veto the measure, Reeves enacted into law House B Georgia's Smart insists he has not lost control of program 03/14/2023 08:46pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart insists he has not lost control of a program that has produced back-to-back national championships but has been rocked by offseason arrests and a car crash that claimed the lives of a player and a recruiting staffer. “There’s no lack of control for The History of Bank Closures 03/14/2023 08:00pm • Silicon Valley Bank's recent closure shocked many but bank closures are hardly a modern day phenomenon. They've been happening since the beginning. Larger banks acquire some and others shut their doors because they're no longer relevant to their customer bases. Sometimes, though, banks are forced to