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Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says 12/22/2023 01:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily. High levels of flu-like illnesses were r Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan 12/22/2023 12:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. The entire Osprey fleet remains grounded following the Nov. 29 crash with the exceptio UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation 12/22/2023 11:39am • GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency said Friday that reported cases of dengue globally increased tenfold over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes partly to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas. The World Heal A court in Romania rejects Andrew Tate's request to visit his ailing mother in the UK 12/22/2023 10:53am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Friday rejected a request by the divisive influencer Andrew Tate to temporarily leave the country to visit his mother in the U.K. after she had suffered a heart attack, his spokesperson said. Tate is charged in Romania with human trafficking, rape and One person was injured in shooting at a Virginia hospital. A suspect is in custody 12/22/2023 10:12am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One person was injured at a hospital in Virginia when a man who had come to the facility for a mental health evaluation Friday began shooting, police said. Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards told reporters that a 911 call came in at 4:11 a.m. of shots fired at Chippenham Hospi A storm brings strong winds to northern Europe, killing 2 people and disrupting transport 12/22/2023 09:12am • BERLIN (AP) — A storm brought heavy rain and strong winds across northern Europe overnight and into Friday, bringing down trees and prompting warnings of flooding on the North Sea coast. A woman in Belgium was fatally injured by a falling Christmas tree, while another tree killed a person in the N Man dies after rescue from car submerged in Potomac River, police say 12/22/2023 07:24am • A man is dead after a vehicle was found in the Potomac River early Thursday morning, according to U.S. Park Police. The federal agency said officers arrived at Ohio Drive SW in the area of the Memorial Bridge at about 12 a.m., after a car was found in the Potomac River. D.C. police and DC Fire an At least 20 villagers are killed during a rebel attack in northern Central African Republic 12/22/2023 05:48am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — At least 21 people, including children and a soldier, were killed by rebels during attacks targeting a security outpost and a village in northern Central African Republic, according to local authorities. “The rebels first attacked the army checkpoints, kil Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024 12/22/2023 12:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker, a Republican who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that. House lawmakers proceeded not only to oust the GOP speaker, they also punished their own colleagues with Live updates | Israeli strikes hit Gaza. The UN says half a million people there are starving 12/21/2023 11:44pm • Israel kept up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations across the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says more than half a million people are starving because not enough food has entered the besieged territory. That's roughly one in four people in Gaza. Tens of thousands of dis Zakai Zeigler, Santiago Vescovi power No. 8 Tennessee past Tarleton State 65-46 12/21/2023 09:35pm • KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 13 points and Santiago Vescovi added 12 as No. 8 Tennessee overcame poor shooting in the second half and beat Tarleton State 65-46 Thursday night. “This was exactly the kind of game we thought we were going to have,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination 12/21/2023 08:18pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told the Minnesota Court of Appeals Thursday that the pharmacist who refused to fill the prescription discriminated against her on the basis of her sex. But an attorney for George Badeaux, the pharmacist at Thr Christmas is in jeopardy for some New Englanders after storms and flooding knocked out power 12/21/2023 07:00pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Megan Michaud and her family of five lost power for three days after a powerful storm throttled her home state of Maine, and a new challenge is creeping up on her: It's almost time for Christmas. “This morning, my second grader told me, ‘It’s five days until Christmas' The Lions have reached their end-of-season test against the Vikings. The reward is a division title. 12/21/2023 05:55pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The games have been lurking at the end of Detroit's schedule like a difficult end-of-semester final exam, two games against Minnesota in the last three weeks that ought to show just how far these on-the-rise Lions have progressed. Despite a three-game lead on the Vikings in the Baltimore's defense faces its biggest test yet when the Ravens take on Brock Purdy and the 49ers 12/21/2023 05:36pm • It's one of the biggest debates of the 2023 NFL season: Brock Purdy, superstar or game manager? His next opponent already sounds convinced of the answer. “Seems like he gets a lot of hate from the stuff that I see. I don’t know why,” Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey said. “You cut