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Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters 'hostages'
01/06/2024 10:25pm • NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa Saturday, marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the southern border as the “real” insurrection. Just over a week before the Republican nomination proces
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan's deadly earthquake
01/06/2024 09:54pm • WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. The woman in Suzu city, Ishikawa Prefecture, had survived f
Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry
01/06/2024 07:11pm • A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grade student and wounded seven other people before authorities say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Many questions remain about how the shooting unfolded and what might have
Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
01/06/2024 05:54pm • Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Traditions vary, but typically the main worship service for Orthodox Christians takes place the night before Christmas, which is Jan. 7. Patriarch Kirill, leader of t
Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its side
01/06/2024 05:10pm • Boeing faces new scrutiny about the safety of its best-selling plane after federal officials announced the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 Max planes on Saturday, following a harrowing flight in which an Alaska Airlines jetliner was left with a gaping hole in its side. The Federal Aviation
Broncos' Bolles makes protection his mission whether it's blocking for QB or mentoring at-risk kids
01/06/2024 05:02pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles has made providing protection his calling. On game days, it’s safeguarding his quarterback, which will again be Jarrett Stidham in the regular-season finale Sunday at Las Vegas. On any other day, it's counseling at-risk kids. Bolles has b
Florida's Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water to retrieve cross
01/06/2024 03:22pm • TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — After thunderstorms moved past, Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite that draws thousands. John Hittos found the cross before 64 other boys after
DeSantis and Haley are battling to emerge in Iowa as the preferred Republican alternative to Trump
01/06/2024 11:32am • DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Second place in the Iowa caucuses is seldom so important. The rivalry between GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley has become a leading storyline before the first Republicans vote on Jan. 15. The two are in an increasingly testy contest to emerge in Iowa as
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
01/06/2024 11:06am • PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way so students could try to escape from a teenage shooter who opened fire in a cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before class, authorities said Friday. Perry High School Principal
On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid
01/06/2024 10:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must follow: accept the results of fair elections, reject the use of violence to gain power and break ties to extremists.
Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight
01/06/2024 09:09am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral Saturday for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in broad daylight on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, police and a spokesman for the cleric's organization said. The funeral of Masoodur Rehman Usmani was held a day after uni
Lista completa de los nominados a los premios Globo de Oro 2024 por categorías
01/06/2024 07:00am • (CNN) -- Ya conocemos la lista completa de nominados a la edición 81 de los Globo de Oro, que se entregarán en 2024.Los nominados a las 27 categorías de televisión y cine fueron anunciados por Cedric "The Entertainer" y Wilmer Valderrama.Las película “Barbie” y la serie “Succession” son
Japanese safety experts search for voice data as workers clear plane debris from runway collision
01/06/2024 06:46am • Transport safety officials searched for a voice recorder from the severely burned fuselage of a Japan Airlines plane, seeking crucial information on what caused a collision with a small coast guard plane on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport. On Saturday, heavy machinery worked for a second day to
A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
01/06/2024 06:39am • It only took 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft, preparing to take off to deliver urgent aid to quake-hit central
Death toll rises to 5 in hospital fire in northern Germany
01/06/2024 06:39am • BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in a fire that broke out in a hospital in Germany this week has risen to five, with all of the victims patients, as investigators sought to understand the cause of the blaze. The fire broke out late Thursday at the hospital in Uelzen, southeast of Hamburg.
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