Nation and World
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Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. - Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to...
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'Equalizer 3' cleans up, while 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' score new records
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led "Equalizer" franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sun...
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Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year fight with a rare form of skin cancer, his website says
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - SAG HARBOR, N.Y. - Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website....
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Pakistani traders strike countrywide against high inflation and utility bills
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani traders on Saturday went on strike against the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record depreciation of the ...
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Former Italian premier claims French missile downed passenger jet in 1980, presses Paris for truth
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - ROME (AP) - A former Italian premier, in an interview published on Saturday, contended that a French air force missile accidentally brought down a passenger jet over the...
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Biden will get a firsthand look at hurricane's toll in Florida. Gov. DeSantis has no plans to meet
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is heading to Florida on Saturday for a firsthand look at Hurricane Idalia's destruction, but he won't be seeing the state's Republ...
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Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gen...
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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebrati...
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Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers as the state tries to keep Lahaina in local hands
Sep 01, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday his administration has opened several investigations into people who have allegedly made unsolicited offers for prop...
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Gabon's opposition candidate alleges the ousted president's family is behind a plot to retain power
Sep 01, 2023 1:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gabon's opposition leader accused the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power in order to retain their contro...