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New state law allows alcohol to be sold at public university sports venues in...

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new state law allows alcoholic drinks to be sold at college sporting events in Michigan.

A look at other Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village. The incident involving Private 2nd Class Travis King comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier who bolted...

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about the detention of an American soldier who sprinted across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as other members of his tour group looked on in shock. Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals.

Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case but doesn’t...

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Tuesday that December may be too soon to begin former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents, but did not say whether she would agree to Trump’s request to put the trial off until after the 2024 election.

Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s second-in-command has quietly stepped down amid reporting by The Associated Press that he once consulted for a pharmaceutical distributor sanctioned for a deluge of suspicious painkiller shipments and did similar work for the drugmaker that became the face of the opioid epidemic: Purdue Pharma.

Russia hits critical port facilities in Odesa after Kremlin halts grain deal

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed intense drone and missile attacks overnight Wednesday, damaging critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounding at least 12 people, officials said.

No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold — again. It’s now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally enormous odds against winning them.

Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1B Powerball jackpot, but expert warns: Take it slow

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week’s drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counters hoping to hit it big.

Bison attack visitors in North Dakota and Wyoming national parks

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bison severely injured a Minnesota woman on Saturday in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday.

10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit’s finances are better but city workers and retirees feel...

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DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive.