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1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly SpaceX rocket to ISS

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each...

$1B Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of...

Democrats ask ethics panel to investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Democratic senators on Thursday asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republican Sens....

Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86

ATLANTA — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career...

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year...

Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's...

Powerball jackpot winner worth $731.1M sold in Maryland

LONACONING, Md. (AP) — The jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold at Coney Market in Lonaconing, the Maryland Lottery announced on Thursday. The...

Mexico, world hopes for renewed cooperation under new US president

LORNE COOK and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Leaders across the globe welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden and the...

Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday,...

Teen whom Biden befriended as fellow stutterer has book deal

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brayden Harrington, the teenager whom President-elect Joe Biden befriended as a fellow stutterer — and...