ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center. A final count will be confirmed in the coming months. But the initial count matches the confirmed number of human
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A new, smaller caravan of about 1,500 migrants started walking north from southern Mexico on Thursday, a week after a larger group that set out on Christmas Eve largely dissolved.The migrants, most from Central and South America, said they had grown tired of waiting in Mexico’s southern city of Tapachula, near
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government narrowly avoided an indefinite strike at the U.S. territory’s biggest public health institution after reaching an agreement Thursday with union leaders.The looming strike at the Medical Center in the capital of San Juan was scheduled to start Friday at midnight. It would have been the newest
Ekonomija | 25.01.2024 | access_time 13:50 Predstavnici četiri udruženja proizvođača mleka razgovaraće danas u Ministarstvu poljoprivrede o kvotama za uvoz mleka jer su se u pojedinim delovima Srbije pojavili problemi koji ukazuju da se uvozi više nego što je potrebno, rekao je vlasnik farme krava iz okoline Pančeva Dejan Trajković.Na sastanku u Ministarstvu poljoprivrede od
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as a crowd of Palestinians gathered for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 20 and wounding dozens. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. The Associated Press could not independently confirm the details
Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he criticized the country’s mediation efforts with Hamas, complicating already arduous negotiations meant to halt the hostilities in exchange for a hostage release. (Jan. 25) Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks made by Israeli
NEW YORK (AP) — On any given night, some 3,000 migrants sleep on cots lined up inside huge, heated tents on a small island with sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline.But as New York struggles to house a surging number of immigrants from the U.S-Mexico border, there simply isn’t enough space in the sprawling complex
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Dawn Ericksen was struggling with an opioid addiction a dozen years ago when she got pregnant and realized she couldn’t keep herself safe, much less a baby. Working part-time, she couldn’t afford the hundreds of dollars she would need for an abortion and had to turn to a trusted friend to
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case, claiming she “inappropriately injected race into the case and stoked racial animus” in response to allegations of misconduct against her.Defense attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little filed a motion Thursday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four high school students in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the fatal beating of their schoolmate that was caught on cellphone video and shared widely across social media.A grand jury in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, returned an indictment last week against the teens, all
