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Nation / World, News

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the U.S. and the world since 1924

by BILL BARROW Associated Press September 28, 2024September 29, 2024

The 39th president’s 100th birthday is Tuesday.

Nation / World, News

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space

by MARCIA DUNN Associated Press September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

A downsized crew will bring them home but not until next year.

Nation / World, News

Starting Sunday, Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for 2 months

by CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus that will be temporarily trapped by our planet’s gravity.

Election 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics

Harris walks fence at U.S.-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

by WILL WEISSERT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Immigration and border security are top issues in Arizona, the only battleground state that borders Mexico.

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At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across Southeast

by STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday and then quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.

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Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrike

by BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than 3 decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah.