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Newhouse to retire from Congress

WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
US treasury chief visits Sudan after ending pariah status

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrived in Sudan Wednesday, the first visit by a senior American official since President Donald Trump’s administration removed the African country from the list …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Pakistani Shiites continue sit-in over killing of 11 miners

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of minority Shiites continued a sit-in for a fourth straight day Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan to protest the killing of 11 Shiite Hazara coal miners by the Islamic State group…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

HONG KONG (AP) — The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a clear sign of Beijing's determination to rein in political…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
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Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the terr…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants in raid

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Members of Indonesia's anti-terrorism police squad on Wednesday shot and killed two suspected militants who they believe were connected to a deadly suicide attack at a Roman Catholic cathe…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
EXPLAINER: Lives at stake in tense Ugandan presidential vote

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Deadly violence and repressive measures have alarmed observers as Uganda prepares to vote on Jan. 14, with longtime President Yoweri Museveni challenged by young singer and lawmaker Bobi Wine…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
California orders surgery delays as virus swamps hospitals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hospitals in California are so swamped by the coronavirus pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
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Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Wednesday:

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn't disprove the officer's contention that…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
EXPLAINER: How Warnock won 1 of Georgia's 2 Senate runoffs

Two U.S. Senate runoff elections that together will determine which party controls the legislative chamber for the next two years were held in Georgia on Tuesday.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Wednesday: