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Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate...
Read moreWho am I? A South Korean adoptee finds answers about the past — just not the ones she wants
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo...
Read moreWhat to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied...
Read moreNorth Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads in a symbolic display of anger
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a symbolic display of anger, North Korea on Tuesday blew up the northern section...
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In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the...
Read moreMan with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump’s weekend rally in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle...
Read moreProfiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he...
Read moreVolunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North...
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Floridians evacuated for Hurricane Milton after wake-up call from devastating Helene
BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton spent much of Saturday searching for gas, with lines snaking around stations as...
Read moreBoeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Relatives of passengers who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes came to...
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