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‘Unidentified object’ downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week By COLLEEN LONG, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered an “unidentified object” shot down with a missile by U.S. fighter jets Sunday over Lake Huron, and it was believed to be the same one tracked…
Sorrow turns to tension over Turkey’s earthquake response By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster.…
Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 28,000 By JUSTIN SPIKE, ABDELRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey…
Trudeau: US fighter shot down object over northern Canada OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska. North American Aerospace Defense…
Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flying at about 40,000…
Super Bowl ads keep it light by using nostalgia and stars By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl ads are more than just breaks between gameplay during the biggest sporting event of the year: they offer a glimpse of the country’s zeitgeist, along with how major industries are faring. This…
Joyous parades and parties kick off New Orleans’ Mardi Gras By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The lead up to New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras season intensifies Friday with major nighttime parades down historic St. Charles Avenue and animal lovers gathering at a venerable French Quarter restaurant to pay tribute to four-legged…
Rescues in Turkey offer moments of relief in quake aftermath By JUSTIN SPIKE, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISKENDERUN, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold after a catastrophic…
Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot By TERRY TANG and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super Bowl. But she won’t be here to watch the game. LeValdo and other Native Americans will be pushing again for…
Rescuers push to find survivors of ‘disaster of the century’ By JUSTIN SPIKE, GHAITH ALSAYED and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognizable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to…