By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A congressional hearing Thursday reinforced the idea that the January midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented. The Federal Aviation Administration already had data showing an alarming number of close calls around Ronald
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A congressional hearing Thursday reinforced the idea that the January midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented. The Federal Aviation Administration already had data showing an alarming number of close calls around Ronald
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country, where lawmakers say the federal government has stalled in taking action despite evidence of harmful effects. West Virginia, which ranks at the bottom in the U.S.
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country, where lawmakers say the federal government has stalled in taking action despite evidence of harmful effects. West Virginia, which ranks at the bottom in the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 7, 7, 9 (seven, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 4, 6, 9 (one, four, six, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy YONG JUN CHANG, HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press CHEONGSONG, South Korea (AP) — Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country’s worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 2, 3, 15, 18, 37 (two, three, fifteen, eightteen, thirty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 8, 14, 29, 37, 38 (eight, fourteen, twenty-nine, thirty-seven, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 3, 8, 8 (three, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 8 (one, two, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 1, 2, 5 (zero, one, two, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Lotto” game were: 2, 10, 12, 19, 26, 44 (two, ten, twelve, nineteen, twenty-six, forty-four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A bill before a Georgia Senate committee Wednesday could allow a Donald Trump-aligned state board to strike thousands of challenged voters from the state’s rolls and would require polling officials to count the number of ballots by hand. The 26-page House Bill 397 is a wish list
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions. The judge affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in the state, where summer
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Cleveland 58 14 .806 — 6-4 W-2 30-5 28-9 38-8 x-Boston 54 19 .740 4½ 9-1 W-7 24-12 30-7 35-11 New York 45 27 .625 13 5-5 L-1 24-12 21-15 30-14 Indiana 42 30 .583 16 7-3 L-1 24-10 17-19 24-21
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 54 19 .740 — New York 45 27 .625 8½ Toronto 26 47 .356 28 Philadelphia 23 50 .315 31 Brooklyn 23 50 .315 31 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 35 37 .486 — Orlando 35 38 .479 ½ Miami 31
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Boston 54 19 .740 — 9-1 W-7 24-12 30-7 35-11 New York 45 27 .625 8½ 5-5 L-1 24-12 21-15 30-14 Toronto 26 47 .356 28 5-5 W-2 16-21 10-26 17-29 Philadelphia 23 50 .315 31 1-9 L-6 12-23
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday in its latest assessment. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea has also been
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 7 (seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers, according to a U.S. official and federal aviation records.
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Before the skaters in their sequins and brightly colored costumes took the ice at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday night, a choir dressed all in black sang a solemn hymn for those who died in a plane crash on their way back from a
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The taste of banh te — a steamed rice cake with an enticing filling of mushrooms and minced pork — captures the quintessence of northern Vietnamese cuisine: Humble ingredients, prepared perfectly and often enjoyed with a funky fish sauce dip. This balance of flavors is what
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is returning to a federal courtroom on Thursday to ask a judge to restore its full access to presidential events, after the White House retaliated against the news outlet last month for not following President Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is returning to a federal courtroom on Thursday to ask a judge to restore its full access to presidential events, after the White House retaliated against the news outlet last month for not following President Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of
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By JACK DURA Associated Press A once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Former state senator Ray Holmberg’s attorney, Mark Friese, confirmed the sentence to The Associated Press but declined to comment after the hearing,
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to court last month in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, according to court documents made public Wednesday. A court officer intercepted the handwritten note, which urged the
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A crowd of protesters on each side of the abortion debate flooded a windowless Georgia Capitol hallway Wednesday with chants and signs as lawmakers held a hearing on a bill that would ban the procedure in almost all cases. Although the bill will not go
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