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Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation 01/25/2024 10:10pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill would rewrite portions of the state's 1930s-era Oil and Gas Act Raheem Morris hired as head coach by Atlanta Falcons, who pass on Bill Belichick 01/25/2024 09:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Three years ago, the Atlanta Falcons passed on a chance to make Raheem Morris their head coach. They didn’t let him get away this time -- even after an exhaustive search that included six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick. The Falcons hired the Los Angeles Rams defensive coord Ohio attorney general rejects voting-rights coalition's ballot petition for a 2nd time 01/25/2024 08:07pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of voting-rights groups is vowing to fight on after Ohio Republican Attorney General Dave Yost issued his second rejection Thursday of petition language it has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment. Yost found the amendment's title — “Ohio Voters US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka's controversial internet regulation law 01/25/2024 07:58pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States expressed concerns over Sri Lanka's online regulation bill Thursday, a day after it passed overwhelmingly in Parliament over protests by the media, opposition and rights activists. The Online Safety bill allows the government to set up a commission with Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs 01/25/2024 07:36pm • Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict. Though investigators repor One of two detainees who escaped from a local jail in Arkansas has been captured 01/25/2024 07:03pm • One of two detainees who escaped from a jail in Arkansas this week was captured Thursday, authorities said. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Noah Roush, who escaped from the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center, was found at an abandoned house in Pine Bluff, some 40 miles (more than 60 kilo Medicare Part B: Costs, Eligibility and What It Covers 01/25/2024 07:00pm • Navigating the world of health care can be an overwhelming experience, but understanding Medicare Part B is critical for older Americans seeking comprehensive medical coverage. Part of the original Medicare program, Medicare Part B has traditionally provided medical insurance to cover the cost of me 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 01/25/2024 07:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of most successful retirement portfolios. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the 9 of the Best Stocks for a Starter Portfolio 01/25/2024 07:00pm • The major American stock market indexes are surging, with several recently hitting fresh all-time highs. This may seem a bit surprising, given the variety of risks facing investors today. Between inflation, rising geopolitical turbulence and the threat of a recession, there is plenty that could go w GM Mike Elias says Orioles still have time to make improvements after a quiet offseason so far 01/25/2024 06:57pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles general manager Mike Elias is preaching patience during what's been another quiet offseason for Baltimore. Spring training hasn't arrived just yet. “It’s been kind of a later, slower offseason than normal," Elias said Thursday while meeting with reporters as the Live updates | Shooting into crowd kills 20 in north Gaza, combat in the south displaces thousands 01/25/2024 05:54pm • Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israeli fire struck a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid at a roundabout in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 20 and wounding 150. The Israeli military says it was looking into the reports. Meanwhile, the death toll from a strike the day before on a crow Once in the millions, Guinea worm cases numbered 13 in 2023, Carter Center's initial count says 01/25/2024 05:38pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center. A final count will be confirmed in the coming months. But the initial count matches the confi Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it 01/25/2024 04:47pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey finalized the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO on Thursday, bringing the previously nonaligned Nordic country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Hungary now remains the only NATO ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession. Swedish Prime Mini Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout 01/25/2024 03:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Micr Water service restored to rural Tennessee town a week after winter storm, sub-freezing temperatures 01/25/2024 03:27pm • MASON, Tenn. (AP) — The majority of residents in the rural Tennessee town of Mason had water services restored Wednesday, a week after freezing temperatures broke pipes and caused leaks in the decades-old, neglected water system. Mayor Eddie Noeman told The Associated Press that 75% of the predomi