Nation and World
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Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday rejected clemency for a man facing execution this week for the 1997 hammer killing of a Choctaw man, despite ...
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Rupert Murdoch's son sues Australian website for defamation
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion piece about last year's ...
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2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian face espionage charges in Albania
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - An Albanian court on Wednesday ordered two Russians and a Ukrainian to remain in custody while authorities conduct an espionage investigation into...
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Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for the Court of Appeals said Wedn...
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2 dead, 3 hurt in shooting in front of DC senior residence
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Police said two people were killed and three others injured Wednesday in a shooting in front of a senior citizens center and near several schools in th...
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Jacob Blake's uncle alleges Wisconsin deputies tortured him
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff's deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 20...
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Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life. On-base h...
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Correction: Tesla-Stock Split story
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story published August 23, 2022, about Tesla's 3-for-1 stock split, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the split will take effect Wednes...
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State Farm subsidiary to pay $100M for false Katrina claims
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., a subsidiary of State Farm Insurance, has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over ...
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Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan; 903 dead since mid-June
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead and about 50,000 people homeless, the...