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BEIJING (AP) — The search for at least 50 people missing since an open pit coal mine collapsed in northern China has been suspended following an additional landslide at the gigantic facility, state media reported Thursday. At least two people were killed and six injured in Wednesday’s disaster in the vast Inner Mongolia region’s Alxa

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On State of the Union night, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo strode down the aisle and found her seat in front of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell, not known to waste words, complimented Raimondo on a recent writeup about her efforts to restore the U.S. as the

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since the 1970s, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League. The report, provided to The Associated Press ahead of

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats recently celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidency and are clamoring for more. To make it happen, some are flirting with ending a century-long Senate practice that a “blue slip” from a senator could make or break a nomination. Republicans during Donald Trump’s presidency

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, disinformation and propaganda have emerged as key weapons in the Kremlin’s arsenal. Other European nations and U.S. tech companies have responded by muzzling Russian state media and taking down networks of fake accounts that seek to spread misleading claims about

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has unveiled legislation that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state. The Republican says the proposal introduced Wednesday can serve as a national model in addressing the “crisis of confidence”

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has approved a reform of the country’s electoral institute, a move that opponents say will undercut democracy but which the president contends will save money and reduce political privileges. Lawmakers voted 72-50 in favor of the controversial overhaul of the body overseeing Mexico’s elections. Opponents immediately said they will

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot — the fourth largest in U.S. history — has come forward to collect the prize, state officials said Wednesday. The winner had been a mystery, and remains a mystery. The Maine State Lottery said the winner chose