Nation and World
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Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol of authority for his ancient kingdom in Uganda, now glimpsed through a g...
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Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuat...
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Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role ...
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17-year-old killed, 4 hurt in stabbings on Wisconsin river
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - SOMERSET, Wis. (AP) - A Minnesota teenager died and four other people were seriously hurt after being stabbed while tubing down a Wisconsin river, authorities said. St. ...
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Japanese video journalist detained at Myanmar protest march
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A Japanese video journalist has been detained by security forces in Myanmar while covering a protest against military rule in the country's largest city, ...
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U.N. peacekeepers kill 2, wound 15 at border post in Congo
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - U.N. peacekeepers returning from leave opened fire at a border post between Congo and Uganda, killing at least two people and wounding at least 15 mor...
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Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wound...
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Iraq cleric's followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - With mattresses strewn about, food trucked in and protesters playacting as lawmakers, hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric were camped ou...
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Winning lottery jackpot is lucky for some, tragic for others
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - Dave and Erica Harrig stayed true to their values when they won a lottery jackpot of more than $61 million in 2013. It made all the difference. The couple from Gretna, ...
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Is Danish king who gave name to Bluetooth buried in Poland?
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - WIEJKOWO, Poland (AP) - More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose nickname lives on through wireless technology is at the center...