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Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won't recuse herself from Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president's claims t...

Sep 27, 2023

Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August - the third-largest in U.S. history - has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday. In all,...

Sep 27, 2023

Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. Dist...

Sep 27, 2023

US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political in...

Sep 27, 2023

Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. Frank Rubio sets US space record

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest U.S. spaceflight - a resul...

Sep 27, 2023

North Korea says it will expel the US soldier who crossed into the country in July

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas in July. The North's official Ko...

Sep 27, 2023

Azerbaijan says 192 of its troops were killed in last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh

A total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and over 500 were wounded during Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last week, the country's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. Nagorno-Karab...

Sep 27, 2023

A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people and injured 150

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll c...

Sep 26, 2023

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N.'s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on women and girls "gender apartheid,...

Sep 26, 2023

Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86

BALTIMORE (AP) - Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86...

Sep 26, 2023