Nation and World
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UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While there's no evidence of...
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$1.35 billion Mega Millions prize drawing set for Friday night
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Mega Millions players will have another chance Friday night to end months of losing and finally win a jackpot that has grown to $1.35 billion. Plenty ...
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Rescuers seek survivors after storms kill 9 across South
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - SELMA, Ala. - Rescuers raced Friday to find survivors in the aftermath of a tornado-spawning storm system that barreled across parts of Georgia and Alabama, killing at l...
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Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military pow...
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Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country's last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the health minister said Fri...
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Poland lawmakers back law intended to release EU funds
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poland's legislators voted Friday to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and he...
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Migrant entry numbers into Europe hit six-year high
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - The number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization reached around 330,000 last year, the highest number since 2016, the EU's...
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Nighttime Israeli arrests haunt Palestinian kids, families
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) - Yousef Mesheh was sleeping in his bunk bed when Israeli forces stormed into his home at 3 a.m. Within moments, the 15-year-old Pale...
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Sweden: Erdoğan effigy 'act of sabotage' against NATO bid
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday denounced a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm, where an effigy of Turkey's president was hung from ...
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Biden special counsel deepens Justice Department in politics fray
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden's Delaware home and former Washington office, Attorne...