Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending
The Christmas shopping season arrives with consumers coming under more pressure from dwindling savings, increased credit card debt and stubborn inflation.
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Qatar: Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow
A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will begin Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced.
AP source: 2 people in vehicle that exploded at NY/Canada border crossing declared dead at scene
A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said.
Record crowds are expected to take to the air and roads for Thanksgiving
Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break.
60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service
It was November 22, 1963, that President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses
Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96
The Carter Center said former first lady Rosalynn Carter died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health.
Flu cases soaring in Alabama, six other states
The U.S. flu season is underway, with Alabama and at least six other states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, joining former President Jimmy Carter, who has been receiving end-of-life care since February.
Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled.
