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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sexual assault case

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in his Manhattan apartment in 2006, closing the New York chapter of a legal saga that helped ignite the #MeToo movement.

Annual conservative festival in Kentucky canceled after only six people bought VIP tickets

A conservative festival featuring Kid Rock has been canceled after only six VIP tickets to the event were sold.

Beshear's book tour doubles as 2028 dry run, betting a red-state Democrat can win middle America

Gov. Andy Beshear's book tour looks a lot like a soft launch for 2028.

Third beluga whale relocated from Canadian theme park to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium dies

Another one of the 10 beluga whales relocated to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium from the closed Canadian theme park Marineland has died, the third to do so.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces new battlefield test for future generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants colonels and Navy captains seeking promotion to one-star rank to undergo a battlefield-style assessment before they can become a general or admiral.

McConnell urges Trump team to provide Taiwan military funding

In a harsh letter on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell urged President Trump's administration to provide military aid to Taiwan.

Supreme Court asked to halt Missouri's gerrymandered map -- again

Missouri's new Republican-friendly congressional map is back before the Supreme Court, where opponents are begging the justices to once again set the new districts aside and force November's election to take place under the old, more Democrat-tilted map.

U.S. stocks slip after bond yields jump on higher oil prices and a strong economic report

U.S. stocks are falling on Wednesday after oil prices halted their weeklong run of easing and a surprisingly strong report on U.S. business activity raised worries about inflation.

Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect

Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

Iran's president delivers wartime address at U.N.: We have been 'victims of terrorism'

Iran's president said Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could "annihilate" the Islamic republic.

How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new AP-KFF poll

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic frustration among a key group that has backed him and other Republicans in recent elections.

Air Force probing F-16 jet crash at U.S. base in Germany

The Air Force is investigating Tuesday's crash of an F-16 jet fighter at a U.S. air base in Germany that injured the ejected pilot.