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Organized crime likely behind Celtic gold heist, German official says

by Associated Press November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Authorities fear the treasure, worth millions of dollars, could be melted down, meaning the 483 bowl-shaped coins would be lost to science.

by JOHN LEICESTER and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram that ‘one of the capital’s infrastructure facilities has been hit.’

by ALEX BRANDON and BEN FINLEY Associated Press November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

The gunman, who apparently killed himself, was dead when police found him.

by CALVIN WOODWARD, ZEKE MILLER and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday.

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

President Biden and his wife started their annual tradition of spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket before they married in 1977.

by HOLLY RAMER Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Unofficial Election Day results gave Republicans a narrow edge in the House.

by MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

The Trump Organization is charged with helping some top executives avoid income taxes on compensation they got in addition to their salaries.

by JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

The Supreme Court says the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has died.

by COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.

by Associated Press November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

The nation now has enough enriched uranium to make fuel for a least one nuclear bomb.