Articles filed under Associated Press
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Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spendingMar 06, 2026 9:07 am - American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.
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Are expensive shampoos worth it?Mar 06, 2026 8:39 am - Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand?
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Accessible walks bring joys of birding to people with mobility, other limitationsMar 06, 2026 8:32 am - Wearing an oxygen pack on her back for her COPD, Marcia OBara is leading a group of nature enthusiasts on a mission to see birds. They carry walking sticks on the flat trails, moving at their own pace. This is Birding for Every BODY, one of numerous such excursions offered each month by the nonprofit Tucson Bird Alliance.
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Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugsMar 06, 2026 8:05 am - Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs near her Southern California home and released, authorities said. A statement from Spears’ representative calls the arrest “inexcusable.”
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Daniel Berger shoots a 63 and builds a 3-shot lead at Bay HillMar 05, 2026 10:28 pm - Daniel Berger has enough history at Bay Hill to know what kind of test to expect. He made nine birdies, all but one of them inside 10 feet, for a 9-under 63 and a round no one was expecting Thursday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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Iowa man charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of 3 women found in UtahMar 05, 2026 9:41 pm - An Iowa man faces three counts of aggravated murder in southern Utah where authorities said Thursday that he killed a woman, stole her vehicle and drove it to a nearby trailhead where he killed two more women before fleeing in one of their vehicles.
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Intense Israeli strikes target Iran and Lebanon as US warns bombardment to ‘surge dramatically’Mar 05, 2026 9:33 pm - Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East at the end of a full week of bombardment, which U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned was “about to surge dramatically.”
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Parchment scores 15, Illinois women win 71-69 over No. 18 Michigan State in Big Ten TournamentMar 05, 2026 8:18 pm - Cearah Parchment scored 15 points, and Destiny Jackson added 14 for No. 10-seeded Illinois in a 71-69 win over No. 10-seeded Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night.
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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation orderMar 05, 2026 7:53 pm - Israel launched a series of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday after ordering all residents of the densely populated area to evacuate.
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House narrowly rejects war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attacks on IranMar 05, 2026 7:30 pm - The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.