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38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry...
Read moreDetailsShutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the...
Read moreDetailsPenn State opens the College Football Playoff by steamrolling mistake-prone SMU in 38-10 rout
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone...
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It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it's beginning to look like another record for holiday...
Read moreDetailsCalifornia declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that...
Read moreDetailsA teenager stabs a 7-year-old to death and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl...
Read moreDetailsGiant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric...
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Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by plane and helicopter Thursday...
Read moreDetailsImmigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million...
Read moreDetailsProsecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and...
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