Nation and World
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Hong Kong leader says China's sentencing of U.S. citizen exposes national security threats
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - The life sentence imposed by China on a 78-year-old U.S. citizen, who was also a Hong Kong permanent resident, on spying charges shows the city should "stay ...
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A lonely nation: Has the notion of the 'American way' promoted isolation across history?
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - At the end of "The Searchers," one of John Wayne's most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited. As the closing music swell...
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Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks' dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday,...
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ChatGPT's chief testifies before Congress as concerns grow about artificial intelligence risks
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of incr...
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21 pieces of jewelry worth $129 million were stolen. A court convicts 5 men in museum heist
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN - A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds. The men ages ...
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Biden to mark Jewish American Heritage Month with Broadway stars, speak out on antisemitism
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will mark Jewish American Heritage Month on Tuesday by highlighting his administration's efforts to combat rising antisemitism when he s...
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Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during 'exceptional' air attack on Kyiv
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down ...
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Council of Europe summit in Iceland seeks to hold Russia to account for waging war in Ukraine
May 16, 2023 1:00 am - REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Leaders from across Europe are laser-focused on holding Russia to account for its invasion of Ukraine and were poised to approve a system that ...
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Thailand's opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take power
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Following a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand's top two opposition p...
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Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with criticism, but no new charges
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Special counsel John Durham found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and relied too much on ...