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Alabama 8 hours ago

Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of Fair Pay Act, dead at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, the former Alabama factory manager whose discrimination lawsuit led to the passage of watershed Obama-era legislation, died Saturday. She was 86.

NASA 1 day ago

NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter's icy moon in search of life-supporting conditions

A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft, named Europa Clipper, will determine if conditions there could support life.

India 1 day ago

Indian politician with Bollywood ties shot dead in Mumbai weeks before key state election

Baba Siddique, 66, a senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai, has been fatally shot weeks before a key state election, according to authorities.

United Kingdom 1 day ago

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond, who nearly got Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland and a prominent advocate for Scottish independence, has died at the age of 69 in Ohrid, North Macedonia.

Associated Press 2 days ago

1 person killed and at least 12 wounded in shooting at Oklahoma City party

One person is dead and 12 are wounded after a shooting occurred during a party at an event in Oklahoma City. Several people were detained and witnesses are being interviewed.

Alaska 5 days ago

Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub

After fans cast their votes online for their favorite chunky bear in tournament-style brackets, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest on Tuesday, defeating the behemoth that killed her cub.

North Korea 5 days ago

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures

To cope with 'confrontational hysteria' by U.S. and South Korean forces, North Korea said it will block its border with South Korea permanently and will cut off railways and roads to the country.

Artificial Intelligence 6 days ago

Pioneers of AI win Nobel Prize in physics for laying the groundwork of machine learning

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.

Europe 6 days ago

Hungary’s Orban interrupted, accused of 'selling out' country to Russia, China during EU news conference

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was interrupted at a news conference by an activist and municipal councilor from the opposition Democratic Coalition party.

Kentucky 6 days ago

3 confirmed dead after medical helicopter en route to patient crashes in Kentucky

Kentucky State Police say three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter crashed while heading to pick up a patient. The crash was reported on Monday.