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Updated 19 hours, 58 minutes ago

Newhouse, colleagues introduce infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON D.C. — On November 21, 2025, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced the Urban Canal Modernizati…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

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

Updated 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
US ambassador to UN and Taiwan's president meet virtually

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Her trip canceled in the final days of the Trump administration, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft instead met virtually Wednesday night with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen an…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Powerball jackpot hits $640M as Mega Millions grows to $750M

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another night, another unclaimed giant lottery jackpot.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Lawyer, others arrested by Hong Kong national security unit

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city, media reported.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncerta…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Honduran migrants head for Guatemala border as police wait

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — About 200 migrants began walking up a highway toward the border with Guatemala late Wednesday, two days before a migrant caravan was scheduled to depart San Pedro Sula.

Updated 4 years, 10 months 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 4 years, 10 months 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.

Updated 4 years, 10 months 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.