Historic term begins in Michigan as Whitmer, others sworn in
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in alongside other Democratic leaders as she officially began her second term in office after winning reelection in the 2022 midterms.
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Benedict’s funeral to bring ‘two popes’ era to a complicated close
Pope Francis, in the final act of a relationship with Benedict XVI that was outwardly warm but often awkward, will frame the period of remembrance and mourning.
Snowmobiler from Washington killed in Montana avalanche
The person from Washington was one of two killed in avalanches on Saturday. The other fatality was in Colorado.
New York police officers injured in machete attack at New Year’s Eve event
The two officers were hospitalised, one with a fractured skull and the other with a bad cut, and were expected to recover.
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes northern California
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 kilometres southeast of California’s Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month.
Modest Mouse founding member Jeremiah Green dies at age 45
Green, who had been the band’s drummer, had been diagnosed with cancer ‘a short while ago’Jeremiah Green, a founding member and drummer of US rock band Modest Mouse, died on Saturday after recently being diagnosed with cancer.“I don’t know a way to eas…
No. 5 Notre Dame women beat Boston College 85-48
Olivia Miles and KK Bransford scored 17 points apiece as No. 5 Notre Dame dominated Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College 85-48 on Sunday.