Nation and World
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Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - Chicago is one of the nation's gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois' "red flag'ť law that allows police to step in and take firearms away...
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Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The head of Ukraine's powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats,...
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Wave of bull runner deaths turns focus on Spain's fiestas
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - The shrieks of fear-infused excitement as bulls charge through the streets of many Spanish towns during wildly popular summer festivals echo in sharp contr...
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Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues 'œterrorists.'ť He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his view...
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Russia's Gazprom to halt gas to Europe via key pipeline
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom on Friday raised the possibility of a prolonged halt of natural gas supply through a key pipeline to Germany, citing the need ...
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Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials sai...
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Judge tosses manslaughter indictment against dive boat captain for deaths of 34 people in 2019 fire off California coast
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Judge tosses manslaughter indictment against dive boat captain for deaths of 34 people in 2019 fire off California coast. ...
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Cheerleaders sexually abused by coaches in SC, lawsuit says
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Multiple cheerleading coaches in South Carolina - including a coach who recently killed himself - sexually abused at least six boys and girls and p...
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EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist knows it's too soon after his ...
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Lufthansa flights grounded as pilots up pressure over pay
Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - FRANKFURT (AP) - Hundreds of Lufthansa flights were canceled Friday as pilots staged a one-day strike to press their demands for better pay and conditions at Germany's b...