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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They str...

Sep 10, 2025

Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during bombardment of Ukraine

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland said early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an "act of aggression" as Russia launched aer...

Sep 10, 2025

Trump dines at a restaurant near the White House to promote his DC crime crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an e...

Sep 09, 2025

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu advances in preliminary election in her bid to win a second term

BOSTON (AP) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday's preliminary election in her bid to win a second term, setting herself up as the presumptive...

Sep 09, 2025

Democrat James Walkinshaw wins US House special election in Virginia

Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state's most p...

Sep 09, 2025

NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players' health care and wellness

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement like expanding the regular season to 84 games and implementing a playoff salary cap is an investment in ca...

Sep 09, 2025

Israeli-Russian graduate student kidnapped in Iraq has been released, Trump and family say

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released, according to her family and President Donald Trump. Elizabeth Tsurkov was f...

Sep 09, 2025

Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration's ...

Sep 09, 2025

Iran and the IAEA are expected to resume cooperation under agreement backed by Egypt

CAIRO (AP) - Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran's nucle...

Sep 09, 2025

Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train charged with federal crime

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man with a lengthy arrest record with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month, meaning he ...

Sep 09, 2025