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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. “Winter returned,” declared Bob Oravec, lead …

By TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Investigators know that a highly decorated Army soldier shot himself in the head inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks just before it exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, but authorities say there …

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Flags were at half-staff outside the Superdome and at nearby state buildings on Thursday as fans arrived a day later than scheduled for the Sugar Bowl — a game serving this season as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Notre …

By ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, KEVIN McGILL and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a …

By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations at Camp David and a field trip to the Gettysburg battlefield to demonstrate the consequences of war.But looking …

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. “NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix” begins with a two-hour pregame show at 11 a.m., before Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City. …

By MARK SCOLFORO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is being returned to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after …

By TODD RICHMOND, SCOTT BAUER and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to …

CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)— Electric scooters have become increasingly popular among University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) students, offering a convenient and eco-friendly way to get around campus. But as these devices zoom across campus, they raise questions about safety, environmental impact, and overall student experience.         Many UTC students are drawn …

By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against …