Nation and World
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As COVID surges in China, U.S. begins testing more travelers
Jan 05, 2023 12:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. - Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. So when he cleared customs at Newark Liberty Internationa...
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House adjourns after third day of failing to elect McCarthy or anyone as speaker
Jan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Even after concessions to holdouts, McCarthy fails to win enough GOP votes
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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $940 million after no winner
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winne...
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EXPLAINER: What to expect on Day 2 of House speaker election
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - What was expected to be a day of triumph for House Republicans coming into the majority turned into chaos Tuesday as interparty fighting over who shoul...
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McCarthy failing anew in bid for speaker
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a ne...
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Sitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The Russian military's top brass came under increasing scrutiny Wednesday as more details emerged of how at least 89 Russian soldiers, and possibly many ...
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U.S. job openings stayed high in sign of economic resilience
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. job openings slipped in November but remained high, suggesting businesses are still determined to add workers, a blow to the Federal Reserve's efforts ...
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WHO worried about surge of COVID in China amid lack of info
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday the agency is "concerned about the risk to life in China" amid the coronavirus' explosive spread across...
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Man charged in students' killings might be headed to Idaho
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - BOISE, Idaho - The man accused in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students has left a Pennsylvania jail in the custody of state police, officials said ...
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EU advises pre-flight COVID tests on passengers from China
Jan 04, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday "strongly encouraged" its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China, in a move that is l...