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Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and reta...

Nov 27, 2024

White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs to battle Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the consc...

Nov 27, 2024

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a...

Nov 27, 2024

3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. "Soon they will return and...

Nov 27, 2024

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime

THE HAGUE (AP) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime for crimes committed against the cou...

Nov 27, 2024

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for head of Myanmar's military regime

THE HAGUE (AP) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime for crimes committed against the cou...

Nov 27, 2024

Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting and disobeying orders ...

Nov 26, 2024

Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold

Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon started returning to their homes amid celebrations hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early Wednesday morning...

Nov 26, 2024

Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold. Israel has said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the ceasefire agreement, w...

Nov 26, 2024

Nebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that put the q...

Nov 26, 2024