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Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor 02/03/2026 06:35pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Health care business owner Rick Jackson announced his Republican run for governor in Georgia on Tuesday, shaking up a field of candidates that had seemed settled for months. Jackson, 71, is bidding to succeed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who can't run again because he's term-limited. Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee 02/03/2026 03:51pm • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is “confident” she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago. Vonn said that the damage to her left knee was a “comp The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026 02/03/2026 11:20am • Emmy-winning comic actor Catherine O’Hara is among the noteworthy and influential people who died in the first month of this year. Her career was launched with the Second City comedy group in Toronto. But O’Hara is best known for her roles as Macaulay Culkin’s mother in the first two “Home A Sudanese military claims to have broken RSF siege of Kordofan's regional capital 02/03/2026 10:15am • CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese troops on Tuesday broke a siege by Rapid Support Forces in the capital of the central region of Kordofan which was imposed by the paramilitary group on Kadugli early in the country’s nearly three-year of war, the miliary said. The breakthrough in the largest town in South K Heady scores 19 as Bethune-Cookman beats Alabama A&M 80-62 for 8th straight victory 02/02/2026 10:37pm • HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jakobi Heady's 19 points helped Bethune-Cookman defeat Alabama A&M 80-62 on Monday night to up its winning streak to eight. Heady shot 7 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (11-11, 8-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Arterio Morri Lawsuit accuses California doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion laws 02/02/2026 08:18pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man this week accused a California doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion policies, testing a new law in the GOP-led state allowing private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication. The lawsuit comes after Louisiana, also a Republican-led sta Things You Should Know About Medicare 02/02/2026 07:00pm • Medicare programs and policies can change each year, which means you'll need to review all of your options before you enroll. If you're new to Medicare, the health insurance landscape can seem even more complex. Let's break down the essential points to help you make wise health care decisions when c 10 Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2026 02/02/2026 07:00pm • Health care stocks lagged the S&P 500 in 2025, at least partly because of U.S. policy uncertainty. However, health care stocks can often be a solid defensive play in an uncertain economy. People don't typically reduce prescription drug purchases or delay procedures or doctor visits just because Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope 02/02/2026 06:07pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska’s rugged and desolate North Slope. Twelve of the 200 or so grizzlies that Editorial Roundup: United States 02/02/2026 04:11pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ The Washington Post says Trump is focused on foreign policy while voters worry about cost of living President Donald Trump kicked off his midterm campaign travel this week with a bipolar economy: huge growth but plummeting consumer Doctors share the best ways to get the most from a bidet 02/02/2026 04:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Once considered an oddity in American homes, bidets are becoming increasingly common as more people seek a hygienic and sustainable alternative to toilet paper or a hand managing certain physical conditions. Toilet paper shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic helped demystify the Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fight 02/02/2026 02:08pm • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan said Monday that restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk, as the United Nations raises concern over a growing number XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96 02/02/2026 01:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — X.J. Kennedy, an award-winning poet, author, translator and educator who schooled millions of students through "The Bedford Reader" and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children's stories and intricate, witty verse, died Sunday at 96. Kennedy died of natural c 2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests 02/02/2026 12:36pm • A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which is earlier than scientists previously thought. The findings, published Monday in Nature Neuroscience, may help doctors and researchers better understand cognitive develo The Grammys had lots of Mars, Carpenter soaring and a near-naked Bieber. Here are some key moments 02/02/2026 10:00am • He was the only one sitting when it was over, rubbing his eyes in disbelief. Bad Bunny had made history by winning album of the year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” the first time a Spanish-language album took home the Recording Academy’s top prize. Next stop: Super Bowl. While that emo