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March 29, 2024

45 dead after bus plunges off bridge in South Africa, leaving 8-year-old as only survivor

Forty-five people are dead after a bus transporting worshippers from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge in South Africa, officials say.

March 28, 2024

Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia, vetoed bills on Thursday that would mandate a minimum wage increase and would allow recreational retail sales of marijuana.

March 28, 2024

Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster

Greece's government survived a vote of no-confidence on Thursday, brought on by opposition parties over the government's handling of last year's rail crash that left 57 dead.

March 28, 2024

Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny

Russian authorities detained six journalists this month, including Antonina Favorskaya who for years covered the court hearings of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

March 28, 2024

Kentucky bill calling for harsher criminal penalties heads to governor's desk

Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a sweeping criminal justice bill, heading to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's desk after the state House passed it in a 75-23 vote.

March 28, 2024

Deceased North Dakota AG's emails found, released

Thousands of emails from the late North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's account have been released — controversial, sought-after records previously feared lost to time.

March 28, 2024

Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine

Several countries in central and eastern Europe commemorated on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the NATO military alliance's largest expansion when seven countries joined.

March 28, 2024

South Carolina congressional map can stay for this year's elections, panel rules

A federal court on Tuesday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under current district lines, which it previously deemed unconstitutional.

March 28, 2024

Denver trucker convicted of `5 vehicular homicide counts for killing a Wyoming family

A Weld County, Colorado, jury has convicted truck driver Jesus Puebla of vehicular homicide over a 2022 collision that killed a family of five.

March 28, 2024

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want to make public statements about stolen money. FBI says Murdaugh lied

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want to publicly release statements he made to the FBI regarding the millions of dollars he stole from his law firm and clients.