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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to ...

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election, ...

Renewed wildfire escapes containment and prompts evacuation near New York-New Jersey border

WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted emergency officials to enact ...

A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn't over yet

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that ...

Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power

'The Bear' has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show's star Jeremy Allen White

CHICAGO -- CHICAGO (AP) — “The Bear” has a mirror image.More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago ...

What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON -- The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, pushing it ...

Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump

WASHINGTON -- Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of ...

An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common

MINNEAPOLIS -- On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to ...

More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements

BOSTON -- When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state's standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement on Election ...

Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests