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MEREDITH, N.H. — The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyond the comparative safety of the state’s ski areas. But hard and icy conditions on Saturday turned the bowl deadly, …

A Batik Air Indonesia pilot and his second-in-command are accused of allowing the flight they were operating to veer off course as they both took a snooze in the cockpit midflight, Indonesian officials said in a report. The Jan. 25 flight, BTK6723, was carrying 153 passengers from Halu Oleo Airport …

PADANG, Indonesia — Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday. Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and …

ROME — It’s looking more and more like Paul Pogba’s career is heading to a premature end. Once one of the world’s top midfielders, Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy’s anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone while at Juventus. Even though …

A man was rescued by the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division two days after accidentally plunging 400 feet over a cliffside. The agency shared video on Facebook of the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division rescuing the man, who only suffered moderate injuries. Authorities began their search on Tuesday after the Coastal Division …

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked passage of legislation Wednesday that would protect access to in vitro fertilization. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and brought to the floor for consideration under unanimous consent — meaning one senator could block it from passage — would provide …

An Illinois judge ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump should be taken off of the state’s ballot for the primary election, citing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The decision came from the Circuit Court of Cook County, and the judge put the order on pause in …

Helldivers 2, a hit video game from Arrowhead Game Studios, challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and robots. It’s a simple enough premise, a classic good-versus-bad tale — except for one particular wrinkle. …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is heading to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday morning for a routine physical. In keeping with past practice, the White House expects to release a written summary of the findings later in the day. Various medical professionals participate in the president’s care …

BEIJING — China is beefing up national security measures by expanding its protections of state secrets to include a broad category of “work secrets.” Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed an order to formally adopt revisions to a law on “Guarding State Secrets,” according to state media, which reported that legislators …