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Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here's what it means 02/14/2024 10:18am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine’s Day session in parliament follows vocal opposition and protests from the church but also a shif Franklin from 'Peanuts' gets to shine in the spotlight of a new animated Apple TV+ special 02/14/2024 09:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship. Franklin is a newcomer who bonds with Charlie Brown and is welcomed to the Peanuts universe in � Are you in the wrong Medicare Advantage plan? What to review now 02/14/2024 09:08am • Many people choose Medicare Advantage plans without exploring their options or noticing what changes their plan may have made, according to research from KFF, a health policy nonprofit. But now that a new year has started, you may realize the plan you picked during Medicare’s fall open enrollment South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush 02/14/2024 08:09am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first convictions ov CVC the only prospective investor for Bundesliga after Blackstone's interest ends 02/14/2024 06:32am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — CVC Capital Partners is the only remaining prospective buyer for a stake in the Bundesliga's media rights income after competitor Blackstone ended its involvement in the process, the league says. Blackstone's exit comes as fans step up protests against the league's plans Kevin Harvick ready to guide viewers through the Daytona 500 from his perch in the broadcast booth 02/14/2024 06:10am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Harvick had to figure it out on the fly his very first time in the broadcast booth, when Fox Sports picked the driver to be a guest analyst during the 2015 Xfinity Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Everything was going just fine until, with n Ahmed picked by England for 3rd test against India after resolving visa issues. Wood back in team 02/14/2024 06:07am • RAJKOT, India (AP) — After a tense 48 hours waiting to secure a visa, Rehan Ahmed was selected by England for the third cricket test against India starting Thursday. The 19-year-old legspinner was initially denied entry to India when England’s squad returned on Monday from a mid-series break in Storms bring destructive winds and ignite wildfires across Australian state of Victoria 02/14/2024 05:12am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Powerful winds have killed a man and brought widespread destruction across Australia’s second-most populous state, leaving 530,000 homes and businesses without power and fanning fires that razed homes and injured five firefighters, officials said on Wednesday. Winds o 1 person killed and 5 injured when vehicle crashes into emergency room in Austin, Texas 02/14/2024 04:01am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A car crashed into a Texas hospital’s emergency room Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring five other people, including a child with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The car smashed into the lobby of the ER at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center shortly Indonesia's president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term 02/13/2024 11:39pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia spotlighted how far the world’s third-largest democracy had veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago. With his second and final five-year term ending in Oc GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management 02/13/2024 10:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The even California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement 02/13/2024 09:29pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reim Indonesia's presidential election has high stakes for US and China and their rivalry 02/13/2024 09:29pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Indonesians cast their votes on Wednesday for a new president in one of the world’s biggest elections, the stakes will also be high for the United States and China and their mounting rivalry in the region. The Southeast Asian nation is a key battleground economical One person killed and 10 injured when vehicle crashes into emergency room in Austin, Texas, authorities say 02/13/2024 08:10pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One person killed and 10 injured when vehicle crashes into emergency room in Austin, Texas, authorities say. 9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risks 02/13/2024 08:09pm • ISTANBUL (AP) — A huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers underground, officials said. The landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2:30 p.m. near the town of Ilic in Turkey's mountainous Erzincan province. Footage seemingly shot by a nearby work