Nation and World
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Lawmakers announce 'framework' on bill to keep government open
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year announced late Tuesday they've reached agreement on ...
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China won't report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, an...
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Company holiday parties are back -- but with some restraint
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Say goodbye to virtual wine tastings, and bust out the karaoke. Love them or hate them, company holiday parties are back - in a toned-down kind of way. After ...
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Federal Reserve raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes t...
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Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system destroyed 13 explosive...
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Inquiry finds widespread misconduct in National Women's Soccer League
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - An investigation commissioned by the National Women's Soccer League and its players union found "widespread misconduct" directed at players dating back to the beginnings...
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Trump Organization was secretly held in contempt for hindering probe
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump's company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a secret conte...
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4 confirmed dead as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - A small boat laden with migrants capsized in the dark in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four and increasing calls on the British government to do more t...
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U.S. storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 2 dead
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS - A destructive storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana, smashed mobile homes and chicken houses ...
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Mbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - AL KHOR, Qatar - France and Kylian Mbappé are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco's historic run at ...