Nation and World
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Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without re...
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Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon raises risk of conflict
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Militants in Lebanon fired a heavy barrage of rockets at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel's northern frontier into...
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Chinese President Xi calls for Ukraine peace talks
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Thursday for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to "bring Russia to its senses," ...
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Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - FOLSOM, Calif. - Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California's drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the cen...
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Rowdy protests again hit France, yet striker numbers dwindle
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris' main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities in the latest round of strikes and demonst...
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Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four...
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White House proposal would bar full ban on transgender student athletes, but allow exceptions
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Bide...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran restore ties, say they seek Mideast stability
Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Longtime Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic t...
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Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert
Apr 05, 2023 1:00 am - ROME - Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and spea...
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Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut
Apr 05, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he a...