Nation and World
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DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated cit...
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In drawn-out recovery, NYC inches out from COVID's shadow
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As kids returned to school last month, people watching New York City pull itself out of COVID-19's shadow wondered whether workers who fled Manhattan's o...
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Officials: Vegas patrol officer fatally shot; suspect held
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A veteran Las Vegas police officer patrolling an area that officials identified as a hotspot for crime died after being shot early Thursday during an ex...
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Police: 5 killed, including officer, in N. Carolina shooting
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A shooter opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina's capital city on Thursday, killing five people before leading police on an hourslong ...
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France starts exporting gas to Germany amid energy crisis
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France has for the first time started sending natural gas to Germany, French gas network operator GRTgaz said Thursday, as Berlin strives to diversify its e...
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Today in History: October 13, Chilean miners rescued
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2022. There are 79 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 2010, rescuers in Ch...
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Iraqi military says 9 rockets target Green Zone amid crisis
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - At least nine rockets targeted Iraq's Parliament inside the heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday ahead of a much-anticipated session to resolve a poli...
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Average long-term US mortgage rates up another quarter point
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates reached their highest level in more than two decades this week and are likely to climb further as the Federal Res...
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Ukraine's Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday, officials said, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as r...
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Suspect in killing of 2 in Slovakia's capital found dead
Oct 13, 2022 7:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's police said Thursday they found the body of a suspect who allegedly fatally shot two people the previous day in the capital in wha...