Nation and World
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California eases water restrictionsMar 24, 2023 3:00 pm - DUNNIGAN, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state's water restrictions on Friday because a winter of relentless rain and snow has replenished the s...
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Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worryMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - MONTICELLO, Minn. - A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioacti...
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Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freedMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda's government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from ...
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Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measureMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a sweeping Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths tha...
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Biden: U.S. will 'forcefully' protect personnel in SyriaMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. would respond "forcefully" to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites...
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India police hunt Sikh leader, arrest separatist supporters
Mar 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - Indian police have launched a search for a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland, stirring fears of violence in northweste...
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Slovakia offered U.S. helicopters for giving jets to Ukraine
Mar 22, 2023 1:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - The United States has offered Slovakia 12 new military helicopters as compensation for the MiG-29 fighter jets the European country is giving...
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Ukraine, IMF agree on $15.6 billion loan package
Mar 22, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by...
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Powerful Pacific tempest clobbers storm-battered California
Mar 22, 2023 1:00 am - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - A strong late-season Pacific storm brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California on Wednesday after causing two deaths ...
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North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
Mar 22, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, three days after the North carried out what it called...