(AP) — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an …
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Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas
(AP) — Isaias is near hurricane strength early Monday as it approaches the Carolinas, just a day after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed …
Read More »Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
(AP) — Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. The Trump administration negotiating team and …
Read More »Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
(AP) — Afghan forces have retaken a prison in the country’s east targeted by the Islamic State group the previous day in an attack that killed at …
Read More »Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85
(AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He …
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