Nation and World
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Europe's energy crisis raises firewood prices, theft fears
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the split wood into a stove that heats his home in the capital of Moldova. As the nights t...
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Today in History: October 27, Sadat and Begin win Nobel
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2022. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot ...
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Outrage in South Africa as charges dropped in gang rape case
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Women's rights groups in South Africa expressed outrage Thursday and criticized police for perceived failures after charges were dropped against 14 m...
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UN nuclear agency to probe Russia claim of `dirty bombs'
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. nuclear chief said Thursday he is sending inspectors to two locations in Ukraine where Russia alleged that activities related to the possi...
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US unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. ...
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Attorneys general say Albertsons should delay $4B dividend
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - A bipartisan group of attorneys general is asking Albertsons to delay a $4 billion payout to its shareholders until they can complete a review of Kroger's planned acquis...
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EXPLAINER: Israeli election could yield familiar outcome
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is holding its fifth national election in under four years, and once again the race is shaping up as a referendum on former Prime Minister Benjam...
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'Kill everyone': Russian violence in Ukraine was strategic
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - ZDVYZHIVKA, Ukraine (AP) - Even by the standards of the important military officers who came and went in this tiny village, the man walking behind the Kamaz truck stood ...
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FBI background check blocked gun sale to St. Louis shooter
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - The 19-year-old gunman who forced his way into a St. Louis school and killed two people purchased the AR-15-style rifle from a private seller after an F...
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Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison
Oct 27, 2022 7:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced yet another independent journalist to three years in prison, a second prison sentence handed to a journa...