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New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating 03/25/2024 08:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday. It's the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the natio Senegal’s little-known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the next president 03/25/2024 08:31pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. While official results of Sunday's vote were not yet available, the for Fall Prevention for the Elderly: 13 Strategies to Keep Them Safe 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older -- with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only are falls common among older adults, but they can also lead to more serious injuries when they occur. Fal 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Beginner Investors 03/25/2024 08:00pm • Slick marketing and promises of high returns can easily draw many new investors toward exotic-sounding asset classes. The allure of investments like private equity, commodities, hedge funds, private credit, sector-specific funds, leveraged funds and real estate is undeniable on the surface. However, Men described as Idaho prison gang members appear in court on hospital ambush and escape charges 03/25/2024 07:15pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two men charged in a brazen prison escape and ambush at an Idaho hospital that left three correctional officers with gunshot injuries were arraigned in Boise on Monday. Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, a former inmate who used to live in the same cell b The Latest | Israel cancels Washington visit in protest after US lets Gaza cease-fire pass at UN 03/25/2024 06:32pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a high-level delegation's planned visit to Washington after the U.S. decided not to use its veto power on Monday’s U.N. Security Council resolution for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. After vetoing three previous resolutions calling for a cease-f Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden documents case 03/25/2024 06:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. In a letter Monday — obtained by The Ass Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species 03/25/2024 05:59pm • (RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old. Raised in the Midwest as a Presbyterian preacher’s kid, she was often hauled to hospice facilities and funeral homes but noticed that the chipmunks and other animals crumpled by the side of the Editorial Roundup: United States 03/25/2024 05:01pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 23 The Washington Post on SCOTUS and abortion The Supreme Court declared nearly two years ago, when it overruled Roe v. Wade, that the rules on abortion were now up to the states — but as the justices hear a critical case this Colorado university hires 2 former US attorneys to review shooting, recommend any changes 03/25/2024 04:11pm • DENVER (AP) — The Colorado university where a student is charged with killing his suitemate and another person in a dorm room last month has hired two former U.S. attorneys to review what led to the shooting and recommend whether any campus policies and procedures should be changed. John Suthers, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons 03/25/2024 03:20pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa, the United Nations announced Monday. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres praised Griffiths MLB pitcher Dennis Eckersley's daughter reunited with her son after giving birth in woods in 2022 03/25/2024 03:05pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley has been reunited with her son as she awaits trial on reckless conduct and other charges after giving birth more than a year ago in a tent in subfreezing temperatures, her attorney said Monday. Alexandra Eckersley, 27, Planning a trip for spring break? Don't forget about your pets 03/25/2024 02:30pm • Planning some spring break travel? Whether you decide to take your pet along, hire a sitter or book a stay at a kennel, experts say you should consider the cost. "For example, to board a medium size dog for a week, we found prices range from $200 to more than $500 and that's just for the basic bo As Boeing turbulence persists: A look at past crashes and safety issues involving the plane maker 03/25/2024 01:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing keeps hitting more and more turbulence. The American plane maker has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max midflight. That's spotlighted a lengthy series of safety and manufacturing problems that have piled Iceland looks to Euro 2024 bolstered by Gudmundsson after investigation 03/25/2024 01:03pm • Albert Gudmundsson has become key to Iceland’s ambition in the European Championship after he could not be picked last year during a criminal investigation. Iceland plays Ukraine on Tuesday with a place at Euro 2024 at stake in a qualifying playoff final earned by Gudmundsson’s hat trick in a 4-