American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum (apnews.com)
An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday....
Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime (apnews.com)
Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have 'credible' plan to protect civilians (apnews.com)
Egypt threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Rafah on its border, officials say (apnews.com)
The threat to suspend the Camp David Accords came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said sending troops into Rafah was necessary to win the war against Hamas.
Egypt threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Rafah on its border, officials say (apnews.com)
The threat to suspend the Camp David Accords came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said sending troops into Rafah was necessary to win the war against Hamas.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere (apnews.com)
Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year....
Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile (apnews.com)
Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights...
American allies worry the US is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (apnews.com)
Judge blocks Omaha's ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward (apnews.com)
Nebraska’s largest city won’t be able to enforce its ban on guns on all public property, including parks and sidewalks, while a lawsuit challenging that restriction moves forward....
Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (apnews.com)
The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room....
Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday....
Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there (apnews.com)
including more than a dozen children
Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns (apnews.com)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division said it will take public comments on the draft permits for 30 days before working up final versions to send to the agency’s director for approval....
Investigators will try to find out why a private jet crashed onto a Florida interstate and killed 2 (apnews.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet had five people were aboard when the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Friday near Naples, just north of where the interstate heads east toward Fort Lauderdale along what is known as Alligator Alley....
Ocean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says (apnews.com)
An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the future....
One state has a shortage of marijuana and its neighbor had too much. Here’s why (apnews.com)
Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell....
Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board (apnews.com)
Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist....
Nearly 200 abused corpses were found at a funeral home. Why did it take authorities years to act? (apnews.com)
A county coroner reported suspicions about bodies being poorly treated by a Colorado funeral home more than three years before nearly 200 decomposing bodies were discovered inside a decrepit building in October, according to newly unsealed court documents that raise questions about how the mistreatment of corpses was able to...
Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping (apnews.com)
CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints (apnews.com)
Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law (apnews.com)
Torturing children to score political points. Rot in hell.
Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in February (apnews.com)
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer....
Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museum (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen treasured items being repatriated to several African countries....
Indonesian presidential vote highlights tradeoffs between fast growth and a healthy environment (apnews.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit from its rich reserves of nickel and other resources that are vital to the global transition away from fossil fuels....