Nation and World
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Climate Migration: Flooding forces Bangladesh family to flee
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - BHOLA, Bangladesh (AP) - When the Mehgna River swallowed Mohammad Jewel and Arzu Begum's tin-roofed family home overnight in southern Bangladesh just over a year ago the...
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Trump CFO's plea deal could make him a prosecution witness
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit b...
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Trump executive pleads guilty in tax case, agrees to testify
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A top executive at former President Donald Trump's family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes on a free apartment and other perks, striking...
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3 charged with killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in 2018
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston crime boss James 'œWhitey'ť Bulger, the Justice Depar...
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Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize ...
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Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment is ratified
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2022. There are 135 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 18, 1587, Virginia Dare be...
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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U...
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Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot s...
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For 1st month ever, streamers rule broadcast, cable networks
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This summer has been a breakthrough for streaming, with the time viewers spent watching services like Netflix and Hulu outpacing broadcast and cable tele...
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DeSantis' election police unit announces voter fraud cases
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move fro...