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Medicare’s $2,000 prescription drug cap to provide major relief for cancer patients starting January 1
Starting Jan. 1, older adults on Medicare will spend no more than $2,000 a year on prescription drugs when a...
Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel’s war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded...
Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan
A passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning after colliding with birds while traveling from Azerbaijan to Russia,...
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing
Someone might be looking at a ho-ho-whole lot of green on Christmas this year — and it won’t be the...
Armed men open fire on journalists at Haiti hospital reopening
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A full list of stores open on Christmas Day 2024
Christmas week is finally here, and a majority of retailers, grocers and most other stores will be closed in observance...
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche at 26
ZURICH — A member of Switzerland’s national snowboard cross team has died in an avalanche at the mountain resort of...
The bald eagle is officially America’s national bird after Biden’s signature
The bald eagle has landed in U.S. Code as President Joe Biden signed a bill Tuesday making the predator the...
Justin Baldoni’s ex-publicist sues him and his PR team following Blake Lively’s complaint
A former publicist for actor Justin Baldoni alleges that his current publicity team conspired to harm her and steal her...
Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least 2
At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for...
The photo booth is turning 100 — meet the people keeping it alive
In 1925, Anatol Josepho invented the automated photo booth in New York City, originally calling it a photomaton. Nearly a...
What it would cost to live like the ‘Home Alone’ family today, according to financial advisors
The classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” tells the improbable tale of a family who leaves their 8-year-old son home when...
Nissan could face cost-cutting ‘carnage’ in Honda merger, Carlos Ghosn says
Nissan will be the victim of cost-cutting “carnage” if it combines forces with Japanese peer Honda, former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told...
Man accused of fatally setting New York City subway rider on fire says he doesn’t recall incident
The man accused of killing a New York City subway rider by setting her on fire has no memory of...
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, who is charged with sex trafficking, has dementia, lawyers say
Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch who was charged with sex trafficking, has dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s...
Trump blasts Biden’s federal death row commutations: ‘Makes no sense’
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his pledge to “vigorously pursue” the death penalty, taking aim at President Joe Biden’s...
Bill Clinton discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu
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NASA’s solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
The Summary NASA’s Parker Solar Probe dove extremely close to the solar surface on Dec. 24. The spacecraft should get...
‘Stressed’ Amazon driver abandons 80 packages in Mass. woods during holiday shipping rush
Dozens of Amazon packages were discovered abandoned in the woods of a Massachusetts town mere days before Christmas, but it...
Former President Bill Clinton released from hospital after being treated for the flu
Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, his spokesperson said Tuesday. “He...
FDA raises salmonella recall alert to highest level on Costco eggs over risk of severe illness or death
Federal food regulators raised their alarm for recalled eggs sold from Costco stores over possible salmonella exposure, reclassifying the targeted...
Starbucks barista strike expands to more than 300 stores in 45 states
A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to some 5,000 workers at more than 300 stores in 45 states, just as...
1 person killed, 5 hospitalized after fiery Florida boat explosion
One person is dead and five others were hospitalized after a boat explosion at a marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,...