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From guns to ballots: FARC's campaign for votes in Colombia

Ten years after Colombia's peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

Crude oil prices swing wildly as the Iran war stretches on

Brent crude reached its highest price since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Gasoline prices in the U.S. are expected to continue to rise.

What's the background of Israel's operation in Lebanon to retrieve Ron Arad's remains?

Dozens of people were killed in an Israeli raid in south Lebanon looking for an Israeli airman captured 40 years ago

UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women's basketball title

UCLA secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

Los Angeles wildfires survivors say they're being denied aid for political reasons

Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires say they're in the crosshairs of the White House v. California political battle over aid. It's making it difficult for some to recover let alone rebuild.

Here's some new dirt on an unusual source of antibiotic resistance

New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans.

First HBCU D1 women's wrestlers compete at championship

It's a weekend of firsts in Iowa, where the first national women's college wrestling championship is taking place and the first HBCU Division 1 women's wrestling team is fielding players.

Rep. Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth, introduces compromise Medicaid legislation on the House floor Wednesday. The bill moves $319 million to fund the state's Medicaid program for the rest of the year and also takes a number of measures that Republicans say are intended to address its ballooning cost.

NC House, Senate advance Medicaid compromise legislation

The bill provides North Carolina's Medicaid program with the $319 million in rebase funding that Gov. Josh Stein has long pushed for. It also makes some changes to Medicaid eligibility.

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the Capitol Hill Club as members of the press follow him on Jan. 31 in Washington, D.C., amid ongoing investigations into his finances, campaign spending and false statements on the campaign trail.

N.Y. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Federal prosecutors say Santos schemed to defraud campaign donors of their cash when he allegedly used the money to pay for personal expenses, including luxury clothes.

Researchers found that plastic debris sits atop almost 92% of the reefs they studied, including some of the most remote and uninhabited ones. Here in Oman, plastic floats past an otherwise healthy reef.

Plastic is suffocating coral reefs — and it's not just bottles and bags

A new study takes a comprehensive look at the plastic debris smothering reefs, where in the ocean it's more prevalent — and how to deal with the problem.

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