Nation and World
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No lifeguards, no swimming at Indiana Dunes State Park beach
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - For the second time in three years, a lifeguard shortage has prompted Indiana Dunes State Park to ban swimming beginning Saturday and until furth...
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North Dakota school board reinstates Pledge of Allegiance
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The school board in North Dakota's most populous city reversed course Thursday on its decision to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at its monthl...
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Flood-damaged Death Valley to reopen popular sites to public
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Death Valley National Park's most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding, ...
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See it? Squish it! Fighting the invasive spotted lanternfly
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a 'œbeautiful'ť spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. He stomped on ...
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Berlin police investigate Abbas' Holocaust comments
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Berlin police have opened a preliminary investigation against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over his comments this week that Israel had committed 'œ5...
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Poland nabs octogenarian with 5 kilos of heroin in suitcase
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A 81-year-old Danish woman traveling from Africa to Canada was arrested at Warsaw airport on suspicion of illegal possession of heroin worth over $...
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'I lost everything': Algeria reels from deadly wildfires
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - Firefighters in Algeria have extinguished all but one of over 50 wildfires that ravaged the country this week, leaving at least 37 people dead and consuming farms, crops...
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Jobs' Apple-1 computer prototype auctioned for nearly $700K
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve J...
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Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's administration, detaining him and se...
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Prince William charity invests with bank tied to dirty fuels
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The conservation charity founded by Prince William, second in line to the British throne and who launched the Earthshot Prize, keeps its investments in a b...