By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The accident occurred near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) east
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever its longstanding ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned. The looming ban affects one of the two rival branches of Orthodoxy in the country and further underscores the turbulent role of religion
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Arizona 5½ 6½ (42½) at NEW ORLEANS at NEW ENGLAND 2½ 2½ (43½) Las Vegas at JACKSONVILLE 2½ 3½ (46½) Carolina at INDIANAPOLIS 1½ 1½ (46½) Miami Pittsburgh 3 2½ (37½) at NY JETS at WASHINGTON 6½ 6½ (45½) NY Giants Tampa Bay 1½
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .322; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .315; Bichette, Toronto, .307; Springer, Toronto, .307; Peña, Houston, .305; Kirk, Toronto, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .295; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .293; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .292; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 112; Raleigh, Seattle, 90; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 90; Springer, Toronto, 90; Witt, Kansas City, 90; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .301; Frelick, Milwaukee, .297; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .294; Turang, Milwaukee, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .290; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Arraez, San Diego, .284; Machado, San Diego, .283. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 125; J.Soto, New York, 107; Lindor, New York, 96; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 96; Carroll, Arizona, 95; E.De
Continue Reading EAST Ashland 13, Indiana (Pa.) 9 Brockport 41, Buffalo St. 0 California (Pa.) 23, Charleston (WV) 19 Clarion 48, WV Wesleyan 20 East Stroudsburg 31, Pace 12 Fairmont St. 41, Bloomsburg 40, OT Franklin & Marshall 31, Lebanon Valley 21 Frostburg St. 42, Millersville 34 Kutztown 51, Assumption 14 Marietta 12, Westminster (Pa.) 8 SOUTH
Continue Reading By BARRY HATTON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal said Friday that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed were foreigners, as an initial investigative report examining what caused the popular Lisbon tourist attraction to crash was delayed by a day. The dead included five Portuguese
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press Writers RIO FRIO, Portugal (AP) — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the Mediterranean basin. The framework trade agreement between the
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has taken an unusual approach with Republican political opponents in his first eight months leading a highly competitive state where divided government has become the norm. He’s trying to get along with them. Stein, who succeeded fellow Democrat Roy Cooper
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twice recently, the people who run Fox News were reminded of their biggest nightmare. The conservative network Newsmax’s $67 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over false claims after the 2020 election recalled Fox’s own $787.5 million deal with the same company more than two
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twice recently, the people who run Fox News were reminded of their biggest nightmare. The conservative network Newsmax’s $67 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over false claims after the 2020 election recalled Fox’s own $787.5 million deal with the same company more than two
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By ANNIE MA and SHARON LURYE AP Education Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple card in front of a light sensor, nothing happened. The teacher at the Dallas-area school had emphasized
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By ANNIE MA and SHARON LURYE AP Education Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple card in front of a light sensor, nothing happened. The teacher at the Dallas-area school had emphasized
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 8, 9 (zero, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 7, 7, 8, 8 (seven, seven, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 3, 6, 7 (three, six, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort he has credited with saving tens of millions of lives. During a Cabinet meeting last week, he likened it to “one of the greatest achievements ever.” Sitting
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 10, 16, 28, 32, 35 (ten, sixteen, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 3, 3, 4 (three, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 4, 7, 8 (two, four, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 1, 3 (zero, one, three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 1, 11, 18, 22, 37 (one, eleven, eightteen, twenty-two, thirty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s men’s final of the U.S. Open, returning to a tournament he once frequently attended for the first time in a decade. The White House confirmed the visit Thursday night. Trump is expected to make a daytrip to New York and return
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-out solo home run in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid a sweep in a three-game series. The Royals hit four solo homers in a game where
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever’s season because of a right groin injury. “I had hoped to share a better update, but I will not be returning to play this season,” Clark said in a statement. “I spent hours in the gym every day with the singular goal
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By BRUNO VERDENELLI and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Prosecutors in Argentina on Thursday charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official with trying to hide an 18th-century painting from authorities following revelations that it had been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War II. The federal prosecutor
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