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New crew from U.S., Russia, UAE arrives at space station

by MARCIA DUNN Associated Press March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

SpaceX launched the four astronauts for NASA early Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

by ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspodent March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma – a common form of skin cancer.

by JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

The judge’s sentence came a day after Murdaugh was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

by YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

The sentence is the latest move in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the ex-Soviet nation since 2020.

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press March 3, 2023

Retired Col. Paris Davis, 83, was one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat.

by JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press March 3, 2023

Three months ago virtually all of California was in drought, including at extreme and exceptional levels.

by KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Tennessee’s Republican governor has signed legislation that bans drag shows from taking place in public or in front of children.

by MARCIA DUNN Associated Press March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

The space station newcomers will replace a U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew that has been up there since October.

by CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press March 2, 2023

Blame falls on rebounding air travel and more cities turning to coal as a source of power.

by SUSIE BLANN Associated Press March 2, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukrainian ‘terrorists’ deliberately targeted civilians, including children.