Nation and World
-
Pope meets with cardinals on future direction of church
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings with about 180 cardinals, many of them young enough to elect a future pontiff, including ...
-
Storms blamed in deaths of 3 in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three ...
-
Lawsuit filed over violent arrest outside Arkansas store
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man who was beaten and held down by Arkansas law enforcement officers during an arrest that was caught on a widely circulated video has filed ...
-
Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully defended the FBI as the agency and its employees have come under withering criticism and threats of vi...
-
EXPLAINER: Why Dutch soldiers were at Indiana military camp
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Before three Dutch soldiers were shot, one fatally, in downtown Indianapolis, they were training in a southern Indiana military camp where internatio...
-
New United Way CEO wants local focus after turbulent years
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Angela Williams' first year as United Way Worldwide's president and CEO has been marked with challenges: rising inflation, the war in Ukraine driv...
-
LA man jailed in Venezuela begs for Biden not to forget him
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by th...
-
Podcast leads to Australian's conviction in wife's murder
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian man was convicted on Tuesday of murdering his wife 40 years ago after a renewed police investigation that was triggered by a popular podcast....
-
Iran sentences 2 Swedes to prison terms over drugs
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran sentenced two Swedish citizens to multiyear prison terms on charges of drug smuggling, the judiciary announced on Tuesday, the latest in a strin...
-
Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers desp...