Nation and World
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Ukrainian experts turn to Israel for mental trauma training
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Ukrainian therapist Svitlana Kutsenko thought she was making progress with her patients - army veterans recovering from mental trauma suffered during fi...
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UK Supreme Court to hear Scottish independence case in Oct
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.K. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the Br...
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Sri Lankan forces make arrests, clear main protest site
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan security forces arrested several people by early Friday and cleared the main camp protesters have occupied for more than three month...
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Death toll from weekslong rains in Pakistan rises to 282
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - The death toll from five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods jumped to at least 282 in Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, as the latest downpours...
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Marines halt new amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishaps
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Marine Corps will keep its new amphibious combat vehicle - a kind of seafaring tank - out of the water while it investigates why two of the veh...
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Europe's central bank backs larger-than-expected rate hike
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday for the first time in 11 years by a larger-than-expected amount, joining steps already...
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Touched by Uvalde, Bo Jackson donated to pay for funerals
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May, reve...
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FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The Pulask...
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New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials sa...
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Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial bucket amid historic drought and climate change in t...