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Trump touted bigger tax refunds, but Americans will likely spend them on gas

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.

Investigation into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) – Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday.

A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people

CAIRO (AP) – At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday. The strike on the Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday also injured at least 89 people and rendered the hospital non-functional.

Milan Cortina Olympics close as Olympic flag passes to France

VERONA, Italy (AP) – The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony paying tribute to Italian dance and music inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games in Olympic history.

US beats Canada for first men's hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980

MILAN (AP) – The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed.

Eileen Gu in tears after learning of her grandmother's death

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – By taking chances, Eileen Gu is building a sport. She’s winning medals. Yet on a sunny Sunday at the Olympics where she defended her title on the halfpipe, maybe the best prize of all was knowing her grandma would be proud.

Trump threatens Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't open in 48 hours

CAIRO (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday said the U.S. will "obliterate" Iranian power plants if it doesn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Trump issued the ultimatum in a social media post while he spent the weekend in Florida. He said he's giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks.

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not “scheme” to mislead investors.

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times.

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz after Trump's 48-hour ultimatum

ARAD, Israel (AP) – Iran and the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah stepped up attacks on Israel on Sunday as the United States and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure in the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week.

Trump touted bigger tax refunds, but Americans will likely spend them on gas

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.

A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people

CAIRO (AP) – At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday. The strike on the Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday also injured at least 89 people and rendered the hospital non-functional.