Nation and World
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Pacific Rim finance leaders mull ways to curb inflation
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Finance ministers of major Pacific Rim economies pledged Thursday to combat inflation and target spending to support sustainable growth at a meeting in Ba...
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Wisconsin parade suspect gives tearful opening statement
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Wisconsin Christmas parade last year gav...
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WHO Syria boss accused of corruption, fraud, abuse, AP finds
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Staffers at the World Health Organization's Syria office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts...
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Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter's workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by T...
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Palestinian killed, 3 wounded during Israeli West Bank raid
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said early Friday that a Palestinian youth died shortly after being wounded by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank...
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Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the militar...
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`Where the goodies are great': Sweets lovers welcome Diwali
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which starts Monday. There's cleaning and decorating the house, buying new clothes, vi...
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WHO: COVID-19 vaccination rates have dropped 50% in Africa
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given in Africa has dropped by more than 50% over the last three months, the World Health Organization said Th...
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Malinin headlines Grand Prix opener at Skate America
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - The new face of American figure skating began to play around with the quadruple axel, that unicorn of a jump that had never been landed in competition, when he started t...
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Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year. The baby had been rescue...