Nation and World
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Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own news conference on Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into spac...
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Cambodia's Hun Sen, Asia's longest serving leader, says he'll step down and his son will take over
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia's longest-serving...
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Vermont-based Phish to play 2 shows to benefit flood recovery efforts
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band, which was formed in Vermont i...
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South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits - hot tub levels - two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever meas...
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Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Russia and China are sending government delegations to North Korea this week for events marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fi...
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Hunter Biden's guilty plea is on the horizon, and so are a fresh set of challenges
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, faced new challenges on the eve of a scheduled court appearance Wednesday in which he's set to plead guilty in a de...
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Hunter Biden's plea deal on hold after judge raises concerns over the terms of the agreement
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The plea deal in Hunter Biden's criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of...
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Pedestrians scatter as fire causes New York construction crane's arm to collapse and crash to street
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby...
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Mega Millions jackpot is the 8th largest in the US at $820 million
Jul 25, 2023 1:00 am - Lottery players will have a shot at an estimated $820 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, less than a week after someone hit a Powerball prize that topped $1 bi...
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DeSantis cuts a third of his presidential campaign staff as he mounts urgent reset
Jul 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting far more campaign staff than previously thought as he works to reset his stumbling campaign amid u...