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Sun Dec 15 2024

 
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Judges wrestle with punishment for cold case rapes solved with DNA and funding from a federal program.

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a sign while standing on the roadside near the McDonald's restaurant where a suspect in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, identified as Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher/File Photo
 

Americans pay the most for health care. Here are 7 reasons why.

 

Americans pay more for health care but don't get better results. Why? The blame goes well beyond insurance companies.

Colorado's Travis Hunter kisses the Heisman Trophy.
 

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins 2024 Heisman Trophy

 

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter took home the 2024 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.

For the last month, New Jerseyans have reported odd lights in the sky at night, a rash of reported drone sightings that has attracted the attention of local residents. These photos were taken on Dec. 8 in Toms River, N.J.
 

These theories could explain rash of 'drone sightings'

 

Federal authorities including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security say these sightings are mostly not drones at all.

Is NASA's Artemis moon rocket too expensive?
 

Cost overruns may threaten NASA moon rocket's future

 

President-elect Donald Trump wants to cut government spending. Is NASA's moon rocket too expensive?

View of the coastline in the vicinity of Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland.
 

Want to move abroad? These 5 countries offer money if you move there

 

Moving abroad can be a lofty process, but these 5 countries offer a financial incentive to aspiring expats.

Kansas City Chiefs fans hold up signs of Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift in the fourth quarter of a game against the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri
 

The Taylor Swift effect? Travis Kelce stats with pop star in the crowd

 

Taylor Swift could appear at her first road game of the 2024 season, which could be a good sign for Travis Kelce's performance.

The lagoon complex is seen in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge located in Alaska's Aleutian Island's in this this U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) picture taken August 24, 2010. A federal judge has upheld a decision by the U.S. government to protect Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, blocking a proposed 10-mile (16-km) gravel road linking an Aleutian Islands fishing community to an   all-weather airport for medical evacuations. Picture taken August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Kristine Sowl/USFWS/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
 

Will Trump's vow to 'drill, baby, drill' lower gasoline prices?

 

Trump's plan to 'drill. baby, drill' isn't likely to spark more oil production, lower gasoline prices, and help reverse inflation, analysts say.

You got an unexpected holiday gift and you don't have anything in return. What should you do?
 

Uncomfortable Conversations: How to react to an unexpected gift?

 

Uh oh. You got an unexpected holiday gift and you don't have anything in return. What should you do?

The Ghost of Christmas Present appears to the miserly Scrooge with a lavish Christmas spread, in a scene from Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. In an illustration from the original 1843 edition.
 

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Read this to learn why.

 

Dreams of a white Christmas were planted by Charles Dickens, Victorian mass media and the Little Ice Age, historians say.

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