Mega Millions jackpot soars to potential record after no winner Friday, lottery says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A record Mega Millions jackpot may be in play after no ticket matched all winning numbers in Friday night’s…
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Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s electoral body has announced its final result for last month’s election — which has been…
Continue ReadingACL injuries plague the Women’s World Cup. The solution for athletes may need to start much earlier
By Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — You know it the moment it happens. Sometimes it comes with an audible pop. Other times it’s just enough pain to…
Continue ReadingLandslides kill 3 at base camp of a Hindu temple in northern India and 17 others are still missing
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Torrential rains have triggered a landslide at a base camp of a revered Hindu temple…
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High Desert Chamber Music announces schedule for 16th season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – High Desert Chamber Music announces the 2023-24 Season Schedule for their Sixteenth Season in Central Oregon! This year…
Continue ReadingUS customs officers seize counterfeit designer watches worth over $4 million in Kentucky
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky say they intercepted millions of dollars worth of…
Continue ReadingSon of Colombia’s president freed while he is investigated for illicit enrichment, money laundering
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A judge in Colombia has ordered President Gustavo Petro’s son freed from detention while he is investigated on…
Continue ReadingVermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new…
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Lines hold, more progress seen on 310-acre Priceboro Fire NE of Eugene, now 45% contained
The Priceboro fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Harrisburg, about eight miles northeast of Eugene, has been more precisely mapped at about…
Continue ReadingTexas judge halts state abortion bans in cases of ‘emergent medical conditions’ threatening pregnant patients
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge issued an order late Friday temporarily barring the state from enforcing its ban on abortion after…
Continue ReadingDeSantis: Republicans will lose if they behave like Trump
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sharply criticized his chief 2024 rival during a town hall in New Hampshire that aired…
Continue ReadingAP Psychology can be taught in Florida in its ‘entirety,’ state official says, amid fight over gender and sexual orientation teachings
By Dave Alsup and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The head of Florida’s education department on Friday told school officials that Advanced…
Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology,…
Continue ReadingCost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Officials in the city of Lebanon worried that the amount of state money distributed from Tennessee agencies based…
Continue ReadingJustice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile…
Continue ReadingTrump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Congress passed a bipartisan law…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting,…
Continue ReadingRed panda twin babies born at UK zoo boost species’ endangered population
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The endangered red panda population recently received a boost in the form of adorable twin babies. The…
Continue ReadingProtesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion
By Eyad Kourdi, Niamh Kennedy and Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Lebanon on Friday to mark the third anniversary…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel cites Truth Social post in arguing for quick court order on evidence sharing as Trump rails against 2020 election charges
By Tierney Sneed and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge to quickly set limits on what Donald Trump’s team…
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