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Updated 1 day, 22 hours 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 Tuesday:

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

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

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Probe highlights Vatican legal system's limited protections

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those accused — highlighting th…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women

BAGHDAD (AP) — Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic to stay home, she spent her days on social me…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Asian stocks mixed as markets watch for Biden stimulus plan

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Tuesday as investors watched for details of President-elect Joe Biden's promised economic stimulus plan.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Tokyo Olympic president tries to reassure doubting country

TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public that the postponed games will open in just over six months.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Pacific nation of Micronesia sees 1st virus case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The small Pacific nation of Micronesia has reported its first case of the coronavirus after a crewmember on an arriving ship tested positive.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Leading human rights group calls Israel an 'apartheid' state

JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single "apartheid" regime, using an explosive term that the country's leade…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Australia acting PM equates Capitol attack with BLM protests

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s acting prime minister on Tuesday defended his comments comparing the attack on the U.S. Capitol building with Black Lives Matter protests despite criticism from Indigenous and…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Unstoppable Tide: Alabama routs Ohio St for national title

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The celebration was at once familiar and unique. The confetti cannons sent a crimson and white shower into the air and Alabama players ran to the sideline to grab their championship hats …

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
California turns stadiums into COVID-19 vaccination centers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a dead…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Trump heads to Texas border in final days to showcase wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — After days out of sight following the Capitol siege, President Donald Trump travels to Texas to trumpet one of the pillars of his presidency: his campaign against illegal immigration.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Asia Today: India starts shipping COVID-19 vaccine to cities

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has started shipping COVID-19 vaccines to multiple cities, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
DC seeks security boost and eyes National Guard authority

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol starkly highlighted a longstanding local security paradox: The District of Columbia government lacks authority over much of the area within its borders.

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Asia Today: New Zealand requiring virus test for visitors

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will soon require that travelers from most countries show negative coronavirus tests before they leave for New Zealand.