Nation and World
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Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation's top universities
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on a jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous lea...
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Authorities call off Berlin lioness alarm, saying they've found no evidence of a predator
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN - Authorities determined on Friday that there is "no acute danger" to people in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted, sa...
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The Trump Organization and former fixer Michael Cohen settle his lawsuit over unpaid legal bills
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Donald Trump's company and his former longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen have settled a lawsuit over Cohen's claims that he was unfairly stuck with big l...
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Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundred...
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Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - ATMORE, Ala. - Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after failed executions prompted the governo...
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Thousands of Muslims take to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in S...
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Spain's conservatives put trust in Feijóo, the boring guy who wins every election by a landslide
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain - Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the conservative politician who polls suggest is poised to become Spain's next prime minister, likes to recall that at heart, he...
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After decades of struggle in Israel, dozens of African Hebrew Israelites face deportation
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - DIMONA, Israel - For two years, Toveet Israel and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear. Dimona, a city on the edge of the nation of Israe...
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Lake Tahoe officials tackle overtourism with focus on management, not marketing; new fees may loom
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - SAND HARBOR, Nev. - Lake Tahoe tourism officials were surprised, and a bit miffed, when a respected international travel guide put the iconic alpine lake straddling the ...
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Catastrophe losses double at Travelers as insurance industry, more regions hit by severe weather
Jul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Travelers, considered a bellwether for the insurance industry due to its size, said catastrophe losses doubled in its most recent quarter and the company swung to a loss...