Nation and World
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White House holds first summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - The White House on Tuesday held its first cybersecurity "summit" on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive ...
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South Korea evacuates thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Carrying huge backpacks and water bottles, tens of thousands of Scouts began arriving at university dormitories, government and corporate training c...
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Stay inside as dangerous stormy weather lashes northern Europe, officials say. 2 people have died
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Norwegian authorities warned Tuesday to prepare for "extremely heavy rainfall" after Storm Hans caused two deaths, ripped off roofs and upended sum...
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Ex-Minneapolis officer unrepentant as he gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd killing
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, did not show any repentance or a...
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Attacks at U.S. medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partne...
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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $30B in profits, down nearly 40% from last year due to lower prices
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco on Monday reported $30 billion in second quarter profit, a nearly 40% decline from the same period the pre...
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6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey's preparedness is still uncertain
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISTANBUL, Turkey - Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building. Bystanders and former residents watch fro...
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Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transporta...
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'Of course he lost': DeSantis acknowledges the truth about Trump's 2020 election lies
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgment the Florida governor made a...
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3 passengers dead after charter bus crashes on Pennsylvania interstate, state police say
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - A bus carrying up to 50 people traveling from New York to Ohio crashed and hit another vehicle on a Pennsylvania interstate, killing three passengers, ...