Nation and World
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Decisions made after fiery Ohio train derailment will be examined at NTSB hearing
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - The fire chiefs whose departments were the first on scene of February's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio agree that firefighters need more training a...
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Ex-Texas congressman Will Hurd calls Trump a 'failed politician' as he launches GOP presidential run
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to b...
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Tornadoes, hail and hurricane-force winds tear through west Texas, killing 4 people in small town
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in west Texas, killin...
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Lean green flying machines take wing in Paris, heralding transport revolution
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - LE BOURGET, France - Just a dot on the horizon at first, the buglike and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating...
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Charges filed year after phony signatures roiled Michigan race for governor
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - Three people were charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition signatures that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who w...
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Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen...
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What was Hungary's role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Hungary's government will be asked to provide explanations and details about its role in the transfer to the country of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by...
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China says Biden comments likening leader Xi to a dictator are 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - China on Wednesday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator "extremely absurd and irresponsible," as a ...
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Modi flexes India's cultural reach on Yoga Day with backbends and corpse poses on the UN lawn
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - Praising yoga as "truly universal," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi practiced it Wednesday with a multinational crowd at the United Nations, perform...
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office
Jun 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For so...