Nation and World
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Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - HAYS, Yemen (AP) - An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to breathe. Her body is covered with sores. She can barely open her eyes. Ha...
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3 murder verdicts vacated in case investigated by killer cop
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting were ordered freed on Wednesday, their convictions vacated by a judge a...
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How one small town is teaching English to kids of immigrants
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - As part of an exercise to help the class learn English, a third grader pulled a block from a Jenga tower and read aloud a question written on o...
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Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less ...
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Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B sale to JetBlue
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regul...
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FDA panel backs removal of unproven pregnancy drug
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers have concluded that a drug intended to prevent premature births hasn't been shown to work, clearing the way for U.S. regulators...
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Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria amid Ian concerns
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. Th...
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Mexico activists file Hague case over disappearances
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican activists filed a criminal complaint Wednesday at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, arguing authorities cooperated with or allo...
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Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family ties
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates. The research used gen...
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Putin adds martial law in Ukraine regions, limits in Russia
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Wednesday on his faltering invasion of Ukraine with a declaration of martial law in four illegally ann...