Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84
Another 284 were wounded Wednesday at a ceremony honoring Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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Police say 17-year-old killed a 6th grader, wounded 5 others in Iowa school shooting
The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public. Here’s what we know so far
Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more details of a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier.
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Major storm sweeping U.S. expected to bring heavy rain, snow to East Coast this weekend
NEW YORK — A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast – although it’s too early to say exactly which areas will get what kind of precipitation and how much. Scattered snow […]
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Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally
The lawsuit asks a federal court in Austin to declare the Texas law unconstitutional.
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13-year-old gamer becomes the first to beat the ‘unbeatable’ Tetris – by breaking it
The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match.
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Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile
Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
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Bomb threats in Maine and other states lead to evacuations of state capitols
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings.
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts […]