Nation and World
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Biden inspects U.S.-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - EL PASO, Texas (AP) - President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region afte...
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United Arab Emirates says it will teach Holocaust in schools
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates will begin teaching about the Holocaust in history classes in primary and secondary schools across the countr...
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Prince Harry accuses Camilla of 'dangerous' leaks to media
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Prince Harry has accused his stepmother, Camilla, the queen consort, of leaking private conversations to the media to burnish her own reputation as he promotes ...
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Nurses go on strike at 2 big New York City hospitals
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Thousands of nurses went on strike Monday at two of New York City's major hospitals after contract negotiations stalled over staffing and salaries nearly thre...
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Cargo ship goes aground, is refloated in Egypt's Suez Canal
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - CAIRO - A cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early on Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and traffic through the crucial waterway was restored, Egyptian auth...
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Russia opts out of European anti-corruption convention
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia on Monday opted out of a European convention on fighting corruption, a move that comes in the wake of its withdrawal from the Council of Europe following...
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Brazil cracks down post-riot and vows to protect democracy
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the na...
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Czech ex-Premier Babis acquitted in EU funds fraud case
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - A Prague court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies. A prosecuto...
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Ukraine school rejects Russian claim of troops killed there
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city dismissed claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile s...
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Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S.
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Monday he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden's p...