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Successful evacuation from burning Japan Airlines jet highlights dogged devotion to safety 01/04/2024 07:00am • BANGKOK (AP) — The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport reflects a dogged dedication to safety and training by the airline, and hard experience from past disasters. JAL set up South Korean opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after stabbing attack, doctor says 01/04/2024 04:00am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after being stabbed in the neck earlier this week, his doctor said Thursday, as a local court issued an arrest warrant to extend the suspect’s custody by police. Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal De Iran says at least 84 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honoring slain general 01/04/2024 01:39am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two bombs exploded and killed at least 84 people at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. No one immediately claim Pacers pull away with 47-point 3rd quarter, beat Bucks 142-130 for 5th straight win 01/03/2024 11:16pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton wanted to reinforce that Indiana's success against Milwaukee wasn't a fluke. So on Wednesday night, the budding, young star made sure of it — again. Haliburton had 31 points and 12 assists and helped spur a 47-point third quarter to lead the P Extreme cold grips Nordic countries, Russia as floods hit western Europe 01/03/2024 10:43pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death. Temperatures fell below minu Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash 01/03/2024 10:40pm • TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport showed that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway where a coast guard plane was preparing for takeoff US calls for urgent UN action on attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea 01/03/2024 10:25pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route and warned their longtime financier Iran that it has a choice to make about continuing to provide support t West Point can continue considering race as part of admissions during ongoing legal battle, judge rules 01/03/2024 10:12pm • (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the United States Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race as a factor for admissions, denying a request for a preliminary injunction from the same group that won the landmark Supreme Court case that gutted affirmative action. Stude FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax 01/03/2024 09:07pm • A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax. The threats follow a spate of false reports of shootings Looking Ahead: Will the 2024 Housing Market Slowly Unfreeze? 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Whether it was a soaring stock market defying constant expectations of doom, a job market refusing to quit despite higher interest rates from the Fed or a housing market largely frozen in place due to steep mortgage rates, 2023 was full of surprises. In 2024, we'll find out if the housing market can What Is Resenteeism? 01/03/2024 07:00pm • One of the top 10 workplace trends of 2023 on TikTok is "resenteeism," according to project management software provider Workamajig. This term is a play on another workplace term, "presenteeism," which is when employees show up to their jobs, but only to be visibly there for their manager rather tha 10 Unique College Minors 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Peculiar college minorsMinors are areas of college study that allow students to dive deeper into a certain discipline and possibly complement their major. For example, a student pursuing an international relations major may want to minor in a foreign language. Minors also provide students with the c 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 01/03/2024 07:00pm • As investors reflect on their portfolio's performance for 2023, it's worth considering how they fared against the popular S&P 500. Did you manage to beat the market? If you found that your investments underperformed, take solace in the fact that you're not alone -- in fact, even professional fun Argentine court suspends labor changes in a blow to President Milei's economic plan 01/03/2024 06:46pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei suffered a judicial blow Wednesday as a court suspended labor rule changes he recently announced as part of sweeping deregulation and austerity measures aimed at reviving Argentina's struggling economy. The ruling by a three-judge court came on Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance 01/03/2024 06:44pm • EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border to demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden's emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. He expressed serious