Authorities say the mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder. Twenty-five-year-old Megan Staude and her father, 64-year-old Rodney …
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By MARGARET STAFFORD
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3/15/23
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R&B singer Bobby Caldwell, who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won’t Do For Love," has died. Caldwell's wife, Mary, says he died Tuesday at their home in New Jersey after a long illness. …
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3/15/23
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Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Now threatened by a federal court case in Texas, they usually …
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By LINDSEY TANNER and MATTHEW PERRONE
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3/15/23
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Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. The spacesuits will be white like they were …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/15/23
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Arctic sea ice is in trouble. A new study Wednesday says its thickness dropped sharply in two sudden events about 15 years ago. Sea ice is now less than half as thick as it was before 2007 and it's …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/15/23
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As global warming threatens to put much of the ski industry out of business over the next several decades, resorts are beginning to embrace a role as climate activists. The industry contributes just …
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By BRITTANY PETERSON
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3/15/23
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A year after Russian bombs nearly killed him while reporting in Ukraine, Fox News' Benjamin Hall writes about the miracles that helped him survive — from the voice of his daughter urging him to get …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/15/23
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Legendary British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens will release a new album of original songs this summer. The 12-song collection is called “King of a Land” and comes out in June on George …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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3/15/23
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San Francisco Bay Area officials are working to identify the families of 160 people whose remains were found in a warehouse used by a cremation business whose license was suspended. Alameda County …
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3/14/23
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Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh is three weeks into a pledge to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature — even the ones she supports. The Omaha lawmaker is pontificating on …
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By MARGERY A. BECK
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3/14/23
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The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released the picture Tuesday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. The …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/14/23
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A transcript reveals that a federal judge overseeing a high-stakes case that could threaten access to medication abortion told lawyers not to publicize upcoming arguments in the lawsuit. U.S. …
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By SEAN MURPHY and JAKE BLEIBERG
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3/14/23
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The U.S. attorney in North Dakota says he will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., convicted in the kidnapping and killing of a college student nearly two decades ago in a …
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By JIM SALTER and MICHAEL TARM
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3/14/23
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The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to review a judge’s order that is blocking enforcement of Ohio's so-called heartbeat abortion ban, and to consider whether the clinics that have sued have standing …
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH
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3/14/23
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The expanded World Cup in North America has gotten even more supersized. The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for a second time. FIFA has created a bigger opening …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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3/14/23
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A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison. …
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By KATE BRUMBACK
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3/14/23
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Ohio State University is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider questions about the law known as Title IX in a case stemming from lawsuits over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor …
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By KANTELE FRANKO
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3/14/23
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In reimagining 40 of its best-known songs in new recordings, U2 considered how many fans experience the music: through earphones connected to a device in their pockets. Most of the songs were written …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/14/23
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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle flooded New Zealand with gigantic amounts of rain last month and scientists say they are sure that climate change is a factor. But researchers are unable to say just how …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/14/23
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Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally says that he is “pausing” all social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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3/13/23
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