Nation and World
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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and ...
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Missouri voters to weigh forgiveness for past weed crimes
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort to require courts to automatically forgive past marijuana crimes as part of a const...
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Scientists seek to develop hybrid coral reef off of Miami
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Scientists and students from the University of Miami dove into the dark waters a few miles off the shores of Miami this week as part of an effort to develop...
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Target takes a hit after heavy discounts to clear inventory
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Target reported solid sales for the fiscal second quarter but its profit plunged nearly 90% after it was forced to slash prices to clear unwanted invento...
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REL-Sacred Rivers, ADVISORY
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - EDITORS: Around the world, over millennia, rivers have provided wondrous gifts '“ nourishment, mobility, irrigation, natural beauty. In acknowledgement of those gifts, ...
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Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CODY, Wyo. (AP) - The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West's most spectacular predators - the golden ...
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Syria denies holding American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria a decade ago
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria denies holding American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria a decade ago. ...
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Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump's Florid...
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Seattle CEO who cut his pay so workers earned $70K resigns
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A Seattle CEO who announced in 2015 that he was giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees has announced his ...
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Man gets 27-year jail sentence in Detroit dating app murder
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - An Indiana man who prosecutors said used a dating app to target members of the LGBTQ community has been sentenced to at least 27 years in jail for the kil...