Nation and World
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Mexico is world's deadliest spot for environmental activists
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - VICAM, Mexico (AP) - Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday, an...
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Floods trap many in Florida as Ian heads to South Carolina
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered ...
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After Supreme Court backs praying coach, no sweeping changes
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Across the ideological spectrum, there were predictions of dramatic consequences when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a public high school football coach's righ...
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Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 Calif...
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Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in state
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico is poised to have its first unionized Starbucks store, organizers say. A majority of rank-and-file workers at an Albuquerque location...
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In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) - The vast blanket of white sand overlooking Salvador is a place to escape rumbling traffic, pinging phones and crying children. A space to find so...
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NATO believes Baltic Sea gas pipeline leaks were sabotage
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and jo...
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Father: Jones Sandy Hook lies forced move from Connecticut
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - Robbie Parker says he can tell when conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has said something on his show about the Sandy Hook school massacre, because t...
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High stakes for O'Rourke in Texas governor's debate Friday
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Beto O'Rourke spent his 50th birthday this week behind the wheel of his pickup in Texas, fast approaching a big moment in his uphill climb for gover...
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US long-term mortgage rates up for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing...