Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint are the leading candidates in a Democratic U.S. House...
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Ukrainian unit digs in for Russian assault on eastern city
Ukrainian military personnel are fortifying their positions around the eastern city of Sloviansk in expectation of a fresh Russian attempt...
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EXPLAINER: Why Kenya’s presidential election is important
Kenyans vote Tuesday to choose a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The race is close and could go to a...
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Hiroshima vows nuke ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat
Hiroshima on Saturday remembered the atomic bombing 77 years ago as officials, including the head of the United Nations, warned...
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Blinken: China should not hold global concerns ‘hostage’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that China should not hold talks on important global matters such as...
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Friday’s Sports In Brief
NFL CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL Players Association has filed a brief replying to the league’s appeal in Deshaun...
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Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill
Democrats pared part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations and made other changes in their giant economic bill,...
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Texan sentenced to 25 years for virus-era attack on Asians
A Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking an Asian family in 2020 because he...
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Wall Street falls as jobs data suggests Fed hikes not over
Stock indexes closed mostly lower Friday after a roller-coaster day following a blockbuster report on the U.S. jobs market that...
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NCAA hoops leagues grapple with unequal pay for women’s refs
The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally....
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Democrats could strip Iowa of opening spot in 2024 campaign
Democrats are poised to strip Iowa of its traditional lead-off spot in the presidential nominating calendar in 2024, part of...
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Pipeline developer pleads no contest in pollution cases
The developer of a major pipeline system that connects the Marcellus Shale gas field in western Pennsylvania to an export...
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Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza early Saturday as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of...
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Firefighters keep wildfire out of evacuated Washington town
A small town in Washington state that was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire was largely spared Friday, while in...
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EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is key
The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2M more over Sandy Hook lies AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday...
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37-month sentence for man who threatened to kill Dr. Anthony Fauci
A West Virginia man who threatened Dr. Anthony Fauci and his family was sentenced to more than three years in...
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Judge: Green Party candidate belongs on N. Carolina ballot
The North Carolina Green Party’s U.S. Senate candidate must be placed on the November ballot, a federal judge ruled Friday,...
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‘Unprecedented’ rain, flooding shuts Death Valley National Park, swallowing cars, stranding hundreds
LOS ANGELES — Death Valley National Park, famous for its parched, otherworldly landscapes, closed completely Friday because of historic rainfall...
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Record floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park
Record rainfall Friday trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded...
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