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Zelenskyy expects more support in Washington as Democrats take House, Senate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expects an increase in support from the U.S. after Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Georgia mayor says he tracked police chief's car, entire full-time force resigns

After a Georgia mayor was concerned about his police chief's timesheets, he put a tracker on the officer's car. When he admitted to the chief what he did, the entire full-time police force in Milner, Georgia, resigned.

93 billion-mile cosmic structure wows scientists

A gigantic structure in space lies 63 light-years away, and it's 93 billion miles long.

Soldier sentenced to 70 years at Fort Leavenworth for killing two people after concert

A military judge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord sentenced a soldier to 70 years in prison, a reduction in rank to private and a dishonorable discharge this week for killing two people and wounding three others in June 2023 when he began shooting shortly after attending a concert in Quincy, Washington.

Cornell faculty pass vote of no confidence in administration following campus rape scandal

Following a rape scandal that shook the Cornell University campus, the school's faculty has passed a vote of no confidence in the administration over how the case was handled.

Michael Sanft, attorney who represented Tupac's killer, dies in Las Vegas

Michael Sanft, a Las Vegas-based attorney who represented the man charged with orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, has died. He was 79.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she'll reject PAC money, funding from foreign policy groups

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who narrowly won her election on Tuesday, said that moving forward, she will reject all PAC money and any funding that comes from foreign policy groups.

The 1980s called and wants its tech back: FAA belatedly ends use of floppy disks

The Federal Aviation Administration is doing away with its floppy disks and consolidating four separate systems into a new centralized information display system.

House committee presses Air Force on defunding China institute

The Air Force risks undermining the service's ability to understand key developments in Chinese aerospace capabilities by defunding a military think tank, warned the leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after 'small' brain bleed

Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged from the hospital on Friday after experiencing what his doctor said was a "small hemorrhagic stroke," a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain that causes bleeding and can be life-threatening.

Measles cases nationwide surpass 5,000 for first time since 1991

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 5,000 measles cases this year, the most since 1991 when the U.S. saw more than 9,600 measles cases.

Lance Cpl. Devin J. Hernandez identified as Marine who died in Okinawa training death

A Marine who died Tuesday in a training accident on Okinawa has been identified as Lance Cpl. Devin J. Hernandez, 25, of Maryland.