Nation and World
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Haiti reveals 'colossal loss' of $4M worth of corruption
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A soccer field that was paid for but never built. A school that diverted resources from its students. A mayor who ran city hall out of his m...
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Always wanted to 'hit the gas': Blind Michigan judge drives
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - MT. MORRIS, Mich. (AP) - A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun. As 100 people watched, Richard Bernstein of the Michigan Supreme Court drove...
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Drought forces earliest harvest ever in French wine country
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - BORDEAUX, France (AP) - The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with healthy, ripe grapes hanging heavy off rows of green vines. B...
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SpaceX, T-Mobile try to connect remote areas with satellites
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - Elon Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up in an attempt to connect mobile devices through a network of satellites, providing coverage to even the most isolated plac...
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Abe murder suspect says life destroyed by mother's religion
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The brazen assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun shocked a nation unused to high-profile political violence. But th...
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Germany: Baltic Sea has 'enormous' wind energy potential
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Germany's foreign minister said Friday that estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce wind power that is 'œmore than twice the installed capac...
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Visa rules in Mexico don't stop Venezuelans headed to US
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - When Mexico imposed a visa requirement on Venezuelans in January, it briefly had the desired effect: The number of Venezuelans detained at the U.S.-Me...
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More than 80 people rescued from Philippine ferry fire
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it ...
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Russia divestment promises by US states largely unfulfilled
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - Driven by moral outrage over Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state officials made it clear: They wanted to cut their financi...
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Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference
Aug 26, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmame...