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Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's military said Wednesday it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval drones, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian forces. The Caesar Kunikov am...

Feb 14, 2024

Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress

Democrat Tom Suozzi has won a special election in New York for the U.S. House seat that was left vacant when Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip ...

Feb 13, 2024

Democrats retain majority in the Pennsylvania House with a 102-100 partisan divide

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school board member to represent them in a Philadelp...

Feb 13, 2024

House votes to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling o...

Feb 13, 2024

Police confirm identity of 101st victim of huge Maui wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) - The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, in August rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-...

Feb 13, 2024

Indonesians begin voting for a new president in one of the world's largest elections

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesians began choosing a new president Wednesday as the world's third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years since emerging f...

Feb 13, 2024

Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage release talks, officials say

CAIRO (AP) - Israel and Hamas are making progress toward a deal that aims to bring about a cease-fire and free hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the ...

Feb 13, 2024

Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions ...

Feb 13, 2024

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) - Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Great...

Feb 12, 2024

Trump endorses a new RNC chair. The current chair says she's not yet leaving the job

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump called Monday night for a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists - including his daughter-in-law - at the...

Feb 12, 2024