Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months…
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Gov. Kotek signs the bill to make major changes in wake of Measure 110, recriminalize drug possession
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of…
Continue ReadingTech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that…
Continue ReadingTrump suffers setbacks in efforts to shut down two of the criminal cases against him
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was dealt two…
Continue ReadingWestern officials warn munition shortages could be catastrophic for Ukraine as US stalls on providing more aid
By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s shortage of ammunition and military equipment resulting from the US and its…
Continue ReadingBiden tells Israel’s Netanyahu future US support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue ReadingMercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A study conducted in Brazil found that Yanomami people examined from nine villages…
Continue ReadingTrump says Israel has to get war in Gaza over ‘fast’ and warns it is ‘losing the PR war’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on…
Continue ReadingVoodoo doll, whoopie cushion, denture powder among bizarre trash plucked from New Jersey beaches
BY WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Pretty soon it will be beach season again at the Jersey Shore. If last year was any indication,…
Continue Reading2 million Black & Decker clothing steamers are under recall after dozens of burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 million Black & Decker-branded clothing steamers are now under recall after consumers reported dozens of burn injuries…
Continue ReadingEngineers clearing collapsed Baltimore bridge say limited-access channel to port to open in 4 weeks
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore say…
Continue ReadingEclipse weather forecast: Clouds could spoil view along much of the path
By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers. Clouds are forecast for much of the eclipse route through the…
Continue ReadingA former Houston police officer is indicted again on murder counts in a fatal 2019 drug raid
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has been indicted again on murder charges for his role in a 2019…
Continue ReadingA California dog missing since the summer is found in Michigan
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A dog missing in California since the summer turned up more than 2,000 miles away in suburban Detroit.…
Continue ReadingGuyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Venezuela has signed into law the results of a recent referendum that lays claim over…
Continue Reading80-year-old American tourist killed in elephant attack during game drive in Zambia
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A safari company says a bull elephant charged a truck that an 80-year-old American was…
Continue Reading8 charged in series of beer thefts at Northeast railyards and warehouses
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Eight men have been charged in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beer – mostly Corona…
Continue ReadingJudge finds last 4 of 11 anti-abortion activists guilty in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final four of 11 anti-abortion activists charged with blocking access to a Tennessee…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border…
Continue ReadingAlabama lottery, casino legislation heads to conference committee
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislation that would authorize a lottery and other types of gambling in Alabama is…
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