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Biden will ask Congress for $13B to support Ukraine, $12B for disaster fund, an AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will ask Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and ...

Aug 10, 2023

At least 36 people have died in fires burning through Hawaii, county reports

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening. Wildfires, whipped by strong winds f...

Aug 10, 2023

Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authori...

Aug 09, 2023

Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rains, with downstream communities evacuated

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A dam partially burst on Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, a police official said. Communities do...

Aug 09, 2023

People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town

HONOLULU (AP) - Maui officials say wildfire in historic Lahaina town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii. Fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, an are...

Aug 09, 2023

Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities kills 9 people and 2 more feared dead

PARIS (AP) - A fire ripped through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in eastern France on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, the head of rescue operations said. Lt. Col. Philippe Hauw...

Aug 09, 2023

$1.58 billion jackpot goes to lucky Mega Millions player in Florida

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months. The winning numbers drawn were: 13 19 20 32 ...

Aug 08, 2023

Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves will face Democrat Brandon Presley in the November election

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday won the Republican nomination as he seeks a second term, setting up a general election contest against Democrat Brandon Presley in the hea...

Aug 08, 2023

Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state's constitution, setting up a fall campaign tha...

Aug 08, 2023

Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president announced on Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that has informally...

Aug 08, 2023