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No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
BAT YAM, Israel (AP) — A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what...
Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages...
Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, having launched a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if...
Reliever Lucas Sims and the Washington Nationals agree to a $3 million, 1-year contract
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Lucas Sims and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract,...
Maclin scores 20, Radford knocks off UNC Asheville 77-53
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Brandon Maclin scored 20 points as Radford beat UNC Asheville 77-53 on Thursday night. Maclin also...
Garland’s 19 lead Longwood past Gardner-Webb 90-77
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Colby Garland scored 19 points as Longwood beat Gardner-Webb 90-77 on Wednesday night. Garland had five...
West Virginia survives final frantic seconds to beat Cincinnati 62-59
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and West Virginia pulled out a 62-59...
Anochili-Killen puts up 24 as Marshall downs Old Dominion 81-77
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Obinna Anochili-Killen had 24 points in Marshall's 81-77 win against Old Dominion on Thursday night. Anochili-Killen...
Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency's plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say. The majority of employees shown the door at the federal tax collector are newly hired workers focused on compliance, which includes ensuring that taxpayers are abiding by the tax code and paying delinquent debts, among other duties. The IRS layoffs, one of the largest purges of probationary workers this year across the government, could also hurt customer service and tax return processing during tax season...
Read moreDetailsNo injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
BAT YAM, Israel (AP) — A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. No injuries were reported. The explosions happened on a day when Israel was already grieving after Hamas returned the bodies of four hostages from Gaza as part of a...
Read moreDetailsIsrael identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages but another body released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal was not the boys’ mother as the militant group had promised. The revelation was a shocking twist in the saga surrounding...
Read moreDetailsSenate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, having launched a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a $340 billion package President Donald Trump's team says it needs for mass deportations and security measures that top the Republican agenda. If ever there was a time to watch Congress...
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Reliever Lucas Sims and the Washington Nationals agree to a $3 million, 1-year contract
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Lucas Sims and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. Washington also placed right-hander Mason Thompson on the 60-day injured list. Thompson is coming off Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. Sims, 30, was 1-6 with a 4.38...
Read moreDetailsMaclin scores 20, Radford knocks off UNC Asheville 77-53
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Brandon Maclin scored 20 points as Radford beat UNC Asheville 77-53 on Thursday night. Maclin also contributed five rebounds and six assists for the Highlanders (17-11, 7-6 Big South Conference). Truth Harris shot 4 for 5 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from...
Read moreDetailsGarland’s 19 lead Longwood past Gardner-Webb 90-77
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Colby Garland scored 19 points as Longwood beat Gardner-Webb 90-77 on Wednesday night. Garland had five assists for the Lancers (17-11, 6-7 Big South Conference). Michael Christmas scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Kyrell Luc went 7 of 12 from the field to finish with 16...
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West Virginia survives final frantic seconds to beat Cincinnati 62-59
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and West Virginia pulled out a 62-59 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday night after nearly blowing a nine-point lead in the final seconds. Trailing by six midway through the second half, the Mountaineers (16-10, 7-8 Big 12) went...
Read moreDetailsAnochili-Killen puts up 24 as Marshall downs Old Dominion 81-77
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Obinna Anochili-Killen had 24 points in Marshall's 81-77 win against Old Dominion on Thursday night. Anochili-Killen had four blocks for the Thundering Herd (16-12, 9-6 Sun Belt Conference). Mikal Dawson added 15 points while going 6 of 12 (1 for 7 from 3-point range) while he also...
Read moreDetailsWinter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials urged people to stay off the roads Wednesday in portions of Virginia and North Carolina where a storm dropped heavy snow and caused hundreds of accidents in places unaccustomed to significant accumulations. The storm that already dropped snow in the Midwest spread across the Tennessee and...
Read moreDetailsApple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone
Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been hoping will revive demand for its most profitable product lineup. The iPhone 16e unveiled Wednesday is the fourth-generation...
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