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4 American soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been killed, NATO leader says

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania have been killed, but that he did not yet know the details. ...

Mar 26, 2025

Strong Democratic performance in Pennsylvania's election is seen as a light in the party's darkness

MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) - Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an ups...

Mar 26, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is at the Supreme Court with a new emergency appeal Wednesday, this time seeking approval to go ahead with cuts of hundreds of millions of dollars for teache...

Mar 26, 2025

Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court panel accepts coup charge against ex-President Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A majority of a panel of justices of Brazil's Supreme Court has accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 ...

Mar 26, 2025

Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial

Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law....

Mar 26, 2025

South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts...

Mar 25, 2025

Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands. Goughnour beat Republican C...

Mar 25, 2025

At least 16 dead and 19 injured as wildfires ravage South Korea's southern regions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea's southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said Wednesday...

Mar 25, 2025

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they...

Mar 25, 2025

Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in fede...

Mar 25, 2025