Nation and World
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'No room for lukewarm measures': Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. And with his ...
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Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at older adults
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that's been around for a while: people over 65 years old. T...
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Israeli forces battle militants around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to Egypt
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patien...
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More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus tests ahe...
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Papua New Guinea volcano erupts and Japan says it's assessing a possible tsunami risk to its islands
Nov 20, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for Japanese coasts....
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Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it
Nov 19, 2023 5:00 am - Lars Obendorfer says he was "badly insulted" after he first began offering vegan sausage at his stands, dubbed "Best Worscht in Town." He even found himself mediating be...
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Biden says he's an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
Nov 19, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he's "never been more optimistic" about the country's direction. But lately he also has begun paintin...
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A man who killed 3 women and a teenager is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Nov 19, 2023 12:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A suspect in Tennessee died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot while on the run early Sunday after he allegedly killed four and seriously injured a f...
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Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won't relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?
Nov 19, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: t...
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Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
Nov 19, 2023 12:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America's second-large...