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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

Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help ...

Dec 17, 2024

At least 25 are killed and dozens are missing after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents sa...

Dec 17, 2024

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

WASHINGTON (AP) - A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military officia...

Dec 17, 2024

NASA's 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won't be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing...

Dec 17, 2024

Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism

NEW YORK (AP) - The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from fro...

Dec 17, 2024

US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in Californ...

Dec 17, 2024

US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in Californ...

Dec 17, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the past few days since the fall of Bashar ...

Dec 17, 2024

Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

LONDON (AP) - The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batoo...

Dec 17, 2024