Nation and World
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned violence against all civilians in the Israel-Hamas war including "the hei...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...
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Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardment
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and des...
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IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayers
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS plans to invite select taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency's pilot electronic free file tax return system beginning in January. Th...
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Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China's support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as...
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With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postpones
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York court Tuesday to watch and deplore the civil fraud trial that threatens to disrupt his real estate empire...
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Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two o...
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Waiting for news, families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives and dreams
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - They range from babies to the elderly. Most are civilians. Israel says at least 199 people taken during the Hamas attack are being held captive in Gaza. Some of their fa...
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Ukraine uses U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The United States has quietly delivered a small number of long-range ballistic missiles that Ukraine said it urgently needed and that President Joe Biden pr...
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Ukraine claims a major strike on Russian airfields and thanks U.S. for providing long-range missiles
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war, with Ukrainian P...