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Drivers fret about food and fuel while stranded on highway

Drivers fret about food and fuel while stranded on highway

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There was no food, water or sleep for Susan Phalen as she spent a frigid night inside her car stopped on Interstate 95 in Virginia. Meera Rao and her husband were only 100 feet past an exit but were unable to move for 16 hours.
COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren’t climbing as fast. Dr.
Armani cancels men's Milan show, Paris haute couture

Armani cancels men's Milan show, Paris haute couture

ROME (AP) — Designer Giorgio Armani said Tuesday he was cancelling his Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani men’s fashion shows in Milan this month and his Prive haute couture show in Paris because of soaring coronavirus cases in Europe.
Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron rises

Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron rises

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S.
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo

Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide, after a prosecutor said Tuesday he was dropping the case because he couldn't prove it.
Suspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim women

Suspects held after fake online sale of Indian Muslim women

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India have detained a man and a woman alleged to be involved in the offering for sale of prominent Muslim women on a fake online auction website, according to government officials, in a case that has sparked outrage across
A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans

A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans

SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the police for handing out Protestant leaflets on the stre
Roethlisberger, Steelers top Browns to stay in playoff mix

Roethlisberger, Steelers top Browns to stay in playoff mix

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger looked for the last time into the Heinz Field stands peppered with No. 7 jerseys bearing his name and tried to soak in a moment as inevitable as it was unimaginable for most of his career.
Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Some school systems around the U.S.
Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized with intestinal obstruction

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized with intestinal obstruction

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement.