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Texas is Dealing With the First Case of Bird Flu This Year

Texas is Dealing With the First Case of Bird Flu This Year

(WBAP/KLIF) – SHELBY COUNTY, TX – Last Thursday, testing uncovered the case in Shelby County, which is located about an hour southeast of Tyler. USDA inspectors and federal health officials are working to contain the virus, which includes quarantining the infected birds. Officials with the CDC stated that the risk of transmitting the bird flu…MORE

Rob Reiner, Son of a Comedy Giant Who Became One in Turn, Dies at 78

Rob Reiner, Son of a Comedy Giant Who Became One in Turn, Dies at 78

Rob Reiner, a renowned filmmaker known for classics like “The Princess Bride” and “When Harry Met Sally …,” has died at 78. He and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead Sunday at their Los Angeles home. Authorities on Sunday arrested the Reiners’ son, Nick Reiner, and booked him for murder. Reiner, son of…MORE

Australia’s Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Massacre on Hanukkah

Australia’s Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Massacre on Hanukkah

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack. It has fueled criticism that authorities are not doing enough to combat a surge in antisemitic crimes. Among the new measures…MORE

4 Charged With Plotting New Year’s Eve Attacks in Southern California, Prosecutors Say

4 Charged With Plotting New Year’s Eve Attacks in Southern California, Prosecutors Say

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California. The arrests took place last week in the desert east of Los Angeles. According to a federal criminal complaint, the suspects were preparing to test improvised explosive devices…MORE

US Officials Say Washington Has Agreed to Give Ukraine Security Guarantees in Peace Talks

US Officials Say Washington Has Agreed to Give Ukraine Security Guarantees in Peace Talks

BERLIN (AP) — U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend. The officials spoke Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. European leaders there said they and…MORE

US Tariffs Are Having an Uneven Effect on Holiday Prices and Purchases

US Tariffs Are Having an Uneven Effect on Holiday Prices and Purchases

NEW YORK (AP) — Many U.S. consumers say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for holiday gifts in recent months, according to a a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. A contributing factor is the unusually high import taxes the Trump administration put on foreign goods. While the worst-case consumer…MORE

FDA Oks Libido-Boosting Pill for Older Women Who Have Gone Through Menopause

FDA Oks Libido-Boosting Pill for Older Women Who Have Gone Through Menopause

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a drug that boosts libido in women who report stress due to a low sex drive. The Sprout Pharmaceuticals drug, Addyi, is now approved for women up to age 65 who’ve gone through menopause. Previously, the once-a-day pill was only for premenopausal women. The drug…MORE