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Jackpot! People can now buy lottery tickets in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. - People across Mississippi got into the scratch-off fever Monday as lottery tickets went on sale for the first time in the state. For decades Mississippi was one of only six states wit...

Nov 25, 2019

Esper says Trump ordered him to stop SEAL review board

WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper declared on Monday that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a disciplinary review of a Navy SEAL accused of battlefield misconduct, an intervention tha...

Nov 25, 2019

Body found in Alabama confirmed as missing Florida girl

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A body recovered in Alabama is that of a 5-year-old Florida girl who went missing earlier this month, authorities announced Monday. An Amber Alert for Taylor Rose Williams had bee...

Nov 25, 2019

Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to court after hospital stay

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the court after a two-night stay in a hospital. The court says the 86-year-old Ginsburg is attending an annual fall clas...

Nov 25, 2019

Peru opposition leader Fujimori freed pending graft probe

LIMA, Peru - Peru's constitutional Tribunal has approved a habeas corpus request to free opposition leader and former first daughter Keiko Fujimori. Magistrates announced the decision Monday in capita...

Nov 25, 2019

Thieves steal ‘priceless’ jewel sets from Dresden museum

BERLIN - Thieves broke into Dresden's Green Vault, one of the world's oldest museums, early Monday morning, making off with three "priceless" sets of 18th century jewelry that German officials said wo...

Nov 25, 2019

Israel’s attorney general: Netanyahu not required to resign

JERUSALEM - Israel's attorney general said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following his indictment on corruption charges, giving a small boost to the emb...

Nov 25, 2019

Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains ...

Nov 25, 2019

Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Maryland man who wants a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices on Monday left in place a Maryl...

Nov 25, 2019

Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise

HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...

Nov 25, 2019