Nation and World
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White House receives plan on ending railway contract dispute
Aug 16, 2022 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in stalled railroad contract talks submitted its recommendations to the White House Tu...
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Britain says monkeypox outbreak "shows signs of slowing"
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country 'œshows signs of slowing'ť but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will ...
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US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and cities
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned - because of a strategy shift that allows more shots t...
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Giuliani is target of election probe, his lawyers are told
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in Atlanta on Monday told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he's a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-...
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Kenya's electoral commission chair declares Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election.
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's electoral commission chair declares Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election. ...
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Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate...
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7 accused in $1.2M extortion scheme at Puerto Rico docks
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday arrested seven people including a union leader and various dock workers accused in a $1.2 million extortion sc...
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New Zealand river's personhood status offers hope to MÄori
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - WHANGANUI, New Zealand (AP) - The Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from the earth and clay that has collapsed in...
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Today in History: August 15, Woodstock opens
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2022. There are 138 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Musi...
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Norway bridge collapses, drivers of 2 vehicles rescued
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a rais...