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Were your holiday deliveries stolen? What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
NEW YORK (AP) — You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your phone, showing the package had arrived. But when you open your doors, the parcel is nowhere...
Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
AP-It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year's tends to spread out over many...
A serial killer set Detroit on edge. Police missteps over 15 years allowed him to roam free
DETROIT (AP) — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling sheetrock and...
Pacific storm that unleashed flooding barreling down on southeastern California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Pacific storm that pounded California's coastal areas and stranded motorists was poised to pounce on the southeastern area of the state through Friday, bringing flood...
American gymnast Simone Biles is the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2023.
Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling returnBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer This is the third time Biles has won the award. The 26-year-old...
Antonio Reeves scores 30, No. 9 Kentucky blows out rival Louisville 95-76 in Bluegrass showdown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 22 of his season-high 30 points in the first half, helping No. 9 Kentucky overcome a slow shooting start and cruise past rival Louisville 95-76 on...
Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join...
Matthew Stafford’s Rams start strong, hold off Saints 30-22 to surge forward in NFC playoff race
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay turned the Los Angeles Rams' already jubilant locker room into a party Thursday night with an announcement: The players are off until Tuesday, allowing them to...
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The Missing Pope County Man Has Been Located.
POPE COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) --- The Pope County Sheriff's Department has cancelled the search for a missing man after the subject was located. 80-year-old Jerry Harris was last seen on...
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Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Deputy Garret Clark for 2023 Governor’s Award
NAYFIELD, KY - The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize Deputy Garret Clark for being the recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Award for Impaired Driving Enforcement. Each year, the deputy with the...
After 2 grisly killings, a small Nebraska community wonders if any place is really safe
By JOSH FUNK and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The grisly killings of a retiree and then a priest has shocked everyone in tiny Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, including Sheriff...
Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify...
Philadelphia news helicopter crew filmed Christmas lights in New Jersey before fatal crash
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The crew of a Philadelphia television news helicopter had filmed a Christmas lights display before crashing into the forest in southern New Jersey, an investigator...
How Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are affecting global trade
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have rerouted a majority of global trade away from the crucial maritime...
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech...
From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023
The tide turned against inflation.Artificial intelligence went mainstream — for good or ill.Labor unions capitalized on their growing might to win more generous pay and benefits.Elon Musk renamed...
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put...
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