Nation and World
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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 ...
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Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyc...
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Europe's economic outlook brightens a little. But inflation still squeezes
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The European Union's executive body raised its economic growth forecast, saying Europe had dodged a winter recession that was feared amid an en...
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China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties betwe...
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Slovakia gets technocratic caretaker government until September's early election
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova swore in on Monday a government of technocrats to lead the country to snap elections in September amid a poli...
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Man with baseball bat attacks Virginia congressman's staffers; suspect in custody
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. - A man with a metal baseball bat walked into the office of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly in Fairfax, Virginia, asked for him - and then struck two members of hi...
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Minneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic Party
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Democratic Party will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to nominate candidates for a Minneapo...
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US: Number of migrants fell 50% at southern border after immigration changes
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic...
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Turkish presidential election going to runoff with Erdogan narrowly missing outright victory
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling...
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UK promises attack drones, more missiles for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets Sunak on European tour
May 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr, on a whirlwind European tour, pressed Britain on Monday to join a "fighter jet coalition" in advance of a counteroffensive a...