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2:34 PM on Thursday, October 23

A trail of debts that persisted during Jim Justice’s time as West Virginia’s governor has followed him to the U.S. Senate

2:31 PM on Thursday, October 23

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is running for lieutenant governor of Alabama

2:26 PM on Thursday, October 23

New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House

2:03 PM on Thursday, October 23

Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way

2:01 PM on Thursday, October 23

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says Russian military planes have violated Lithuania's airspace

1:33 PM on Thursday, October 23

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week

1:12 PM on Thursday, October 23

Trump says in social media post he's decided to back away from plan to surge federal agents into San Francisco for now

12:51 PM on Thursday, October 23

The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

12:34 PM on Thursday, October 23

Tesla is recalling more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. because the front lights are too bright, which may cause a distraction to other drivers and increase the risk of a collision

12:13 PM on Thursday, October 23

12:12 PM on Thursday, October 23

Maine Democrat Graham Platner remains committed to his U.S. Senate campaign despite a series of controversies

12:10 PM on Thursday, October 23

As sports betting expands, polling suggests Americans have become increasingly critical of its role in U.S. society and sports — although they’re more tolerant of legal betting for professional sports

11:47 AM on Thursday, October 23

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia

10:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers

5:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV

9:11 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Chess’s international governing body is considering disciplinary action against a Russian former world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death

7:29 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports

1:43 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean

10:01 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, tells The Associated Press that he's covered a tattoo on his chest to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 years ago

9:59 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Ballerina Misty Copeland has taken one last passionate spin on the ballet stage before saying goodbye