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Updated 9 hours, 29 minutes ago

Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

Actor Robert Carradine has died at 71. His family says he died by suicide. In a statement shared on Tuesday, his f…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Mexico, Central America cite COVID-19 concern over migration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday that it and 10 other countries in North and Central America are worried about the health risks of COVID-19 among migrants without proper documents.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Aid chief: US naming Yemen rebels terrorists a famine threat

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the United States to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group, warning that the designation will likely lead to “a large-sc…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Lottery State-by-State

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

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Indonesian health workers receive COVID-19 vaccination

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Today in History

Today in History

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EST

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Unexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charity

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from behind to beat Marquette.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
'Not worth my life': Ugandans vote in tense election

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans voted Thursday in a

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

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

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
NY Democrat's ties to Maduro may help Biden unlock stalemate

MIAMI (AP) — It was the aftermath of a failed coup against Hugo Chávez and Rep. Gregory Meeks was lounging at the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod with a young lawmaker from Venezuela with a bushy moustache named Nicol…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Activists slam 'sham trial' of Cambodia opposition members

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian-American lawyer said Thursday she was being persecuted for her political opinion as she and dozens of other government critics charged with treason and other offenses returne…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
3 peacekeepers killed, 6 wounded by attack in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Three United Nations peacekeepers died and six more were wounded Wednesday in northern Mali hours before the U.N.’s top official in the country expressed cautious optimism that a new roadmap wou…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Asian shares mixed as traders await details of Biden plan

Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia as traders waited to see details of President-elect Joe Biden’s plan for helping the economy recover from the coronavirus crisis.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Vaccines and masks: Biden plan aims to break pandemic cycle

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.