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Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while stripp...

Dec 18, 2024

House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Rep...

Dec 18, 2024

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty

LONDON (AP) - A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer had not guilty pleas entered on his...

Dec 18, 2024

Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight

From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out with at least some public scrutiny. Indiana was expected to ...

Dec 18, 2024

Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana's 1st execution in 15 years

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fianc decades ago was put to death Wednesday, marking the state's first execution in 1...

Dec 17, 2024

Russia says suspect detained in killing of senior general in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian intelligence agency said Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrai...

Dec 17, 2024

Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana's 1st execution in 15 years

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fianc decades ago was put to death Wednesday, without any independent witness, marking...

Dec 17, 2024

Russia says suspect detained in killing of senior general in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian intelligence agency said Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrai...

Dec 17, 2024

Giannis, Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat Thunder 97-81 for NBA Cup title

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points to go along with 19 rebounds and 1...

Dec 17, 2024

Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company's first ...

Dec 17, 2024