Nation and World
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Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE (AP) - A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet - threatening to reach record lows...
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U.S. hits al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department said Monday that it has sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as ke...
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Live updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW - The head of the Donetsk People's Republic that was annexed by Russia along with three other Ukrainian regions says Russia and Ukraine have completed another pri...
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Japan PM orders probe of Unification Church problems
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation Monday into the Unification Church in an apparent move to calm the public outrage over his gov...
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Shooting disrupts Bolsonaro-backed candidate's campaign stop
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate's campaign event in the Paraisopolis neighborhood came to an abrupt halt on Monday when gunfire erupted outside...
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Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antise...
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Details emerge about alleged serial killer's criminal past
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in Northern California has a criminal history that includes traf...
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At Georgia debate, Abrams and Kemp clash on abortion, crime
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams painted different visions for the future of Georgia, clashing on the economy, c...
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Reputed drug dealer accused of raping informant jumps bail
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A reputed drug dealer accused of raping a woman police informant sent into his house alone in an unmonitored sting has skipped bail and was a no-s...
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Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A leading Belarusian political activist was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday for opposing President Alexander Lukashenko's regime, the ...