Nation and World
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Lane, ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing, set to be sentenced
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer who is one of four ex-officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights is scheduled to be sentenced...
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Extreme heat warning goes into effect in UK
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record high temperatures that are already disr...
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OB-GYN tests go virtual; board cites COVID, abortion ruling
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - Many OB-GYNs, including some who perform abortions, are celebrating a decision that allows them to avoid traveling to Texas for certifying board exams. Some feared gathe...
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Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Nour never felt entirely safe as a queer person in Lebanon. But in the past few years, the 25-year-old pharmacist had begun letting his guard down, meeting...
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Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida. ...
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Rare in US for an active shooter to be stopped by bystander
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - A bystander's decision to shoot a man who opened fire at an Indiana mall was a rare occurrence of someone stepping in to try to prevent multiple casualties before police...
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Earnings slide ongoing for banks; BofA Q2 profit dips 32%
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America's second quarter profits fell 32%, the latest major U.S. bank to report a dip in earnings after a strong 2021. A better reflection of pe...
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Dutch court jails 2 men for 5 years for attack on reporter
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch court sentenced two men to five years in prison Monday after convicting them of attempted murder and arson for throwing a Molotov c...
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Explosion of violence in South Sudan threatens peace pact
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - An explosion of violence in South Sudan is raising fears that the country's fragile peace agreement will unravel before elections the internatio...
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Trial begins in case of missing California college student
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - The man last seen with Kristin Smart, the college freshman who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago, is on trial more than a year after ...