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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare cas...

Jul 30, 2022

Kentucky governor: Death toll from flooding rises to 25.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia. Gov. ...

Jul 30, 2022

At least 1 ticket wins $1.28B Mega Millions jackpot prize

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Someone beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought i...

Jul 30, 2022

Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) - Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric have breached parliament on Saturday for a second time this week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed gr...

Jul 30, 2022

Time to check Mega Millions numbers: Are you a billionaire?

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - You bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket and have been dreaming of how you'll spend $1.28 billion. Now it's time to check your numbers and face reality. Friday's winning numbe...

Jul 29, 2022

House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought - fueled by climate change - that h...

Jul 29, 2022

'Breaking Bad' statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the "Breaking Bad" T...

Jul 29, 2022

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass ...

Jul 29, 2022

Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone on Friday and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. offer to release two Americans detained...

Jul 29, 2022

Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda, the Justice Department said Friday. Aleksandr Viktorovich Iono...

Jul 29, 2022