Nation and World
-
Actor in cult favorite 'American Movie' dies at age 53
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Musician Mike Schank, best known for his good guy role in the award-winning documentary film 'œAmerican Movie," has died, according to a close friend. H...
-
Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being e...
-
Landmark trial begins over Arkansas' ban on trans youth care
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children began in Arkansas on Monday, the latest fight over restrictio...
-
Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block plant exits
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - PLYMPTON, Mass. (AP) - Striking truckers used tractor-trailers to block the exits at New England's largest wholesale food distributor Monday and prevented some employees...
-
Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year's power shortages, an official said Monday, adding to setbacks in efforts...
-
Today in History: October 17, Einstein arrives in the U.S.
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2022. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein ...
-
In Norway, 4 Russians caught taking photographs illegally
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Four Russian nationals - three men and one woman - have been arrested and held in custody after they were seen takign pictures of objects that...
-
Drivers shoot daughters in Florida road rage confrontation
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two men face attempted murder charges for allegedly firing into each other's vehicles on a busy Florida highway and wounding each other's d...
-
Credit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute tied to mortgage-backed securities, an investment vehicle tha...
-
NATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir P...