Nation and World
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Germany hopes to get key raw materials from Mongolia
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that his country wants to strengthen ties to Mongolia, citing the country's wealth of key commodities such as cop...
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2 men get 40 years each for Malta reporter's car-bomb murder
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - A judge in Malta sentenced two brothers to 40 years in prison each after they abruptly reversed course and pleaded guilty Friday to the car-bomb m...
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French minister urges Lebanon to swiftly elect new president
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Friday urged Lebanon to swiftly elect a new president or risk plunging the poverty-stricken country into a dee...
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Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy celebrates 20th anniversary
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton was jokingly uncharitable after the crowd at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy ceremony tried singing along with her during her acceptance ...
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California governor blocks Charles Manson follower's parole
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel on Friday, more than five decades after she scrawled 'œ...
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Beyond Meat exec departs amid job cuts, slowing sales
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - The Beyond Meat executive charged with biting a man's nose during a fight last month left the plant-based meat company Friday amid a larger round of job cuts as the comp...
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AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle corruption probe
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
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Idaho man dies while fighting as volunteer in Ukraine
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - In the days since Dane Partridge was fatally wounded while serving as a volunteer soldier in Ukraine, his sister has found moments of comfort in surp...
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Homes inundated by swollen rivers in Australian floods
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Homes were flooded in Melbourne and other cities in Australia's southeast on Friday with rivers forecast to remain dangerously high for days. ...
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Faith groups curb Haiti work due to chaos, 2021 kidnapping
Oct 14, 2022 7:00 am - A year after 17 North American missionaries were kidnapped in Haiti, beginning a two-month ordeal before they ultimately went free, the agency that sent them hasn't made...