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Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands. Goughnour beat Republican C...

Mar 25, 2025

At least 16 dead and 19 injured as wildfires ravage South Korea's southern regions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea's southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said Wednesday...

Mar 25, 2025

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they...

Mar 25, 2025

Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in fede...

Mar 25, 2025

Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, a T...

Mar 25, 2025

US Vice President Vance to join his wife on Friday trip to Greenland

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. "We're going to ch...

Mar 25, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president's executive order halting the nation's refugee...

Mar 25, 2025

Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Police released video footage and 911 emergency calls Tuesday depicting chilling scenes of people running in panic as gunfire crackled in a New Mexico park where three people w...

Mar 25, 2025

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

NEW YORK (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency. The departures were ...

Mar 25, 2025

US says it brokered safe shipping in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The United States said an agreement has been reached to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as it wrapped up three days of talks Tuesday with Ukrainian and Russian delegations...

Mar 25, 2025