Nation and World
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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...
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Market blast in north Syria kills 15 people, wounds dozens
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - A rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria killed 15 people on Friday and wounded dozens, an...
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16 dead, 18 missing in flash flood in western China
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing at least 16 people a...
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FEMA declares new strategy to engage Native American tribes
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disaste...
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Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Thousands of Unification Church followers rallied in South Korea on Thursday protesting negative Japanese media coverage of their religion afte...
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Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of ...