Nation and World
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Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year. Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installe...
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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has kille...
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Today in History: September 17, Camp David Accords
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2022. There are 105 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 17, 1978, after meeti...
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Family recalls woman killed by neighbor amid target practice
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Nicholas Skylar Lucas' gunfire typically hit the bullet-riddled rusty trash can or fallen satellite dish in his backyard, much to some residents' di...
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25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997, school shootings were not yet a part of the national c...
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Queen's 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay t...
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Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees for ships in 2023
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt said on Saturday that it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal, one of the world's most cruc...
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China values UN relationship despite human rights criticism
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - As world leaders gather in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is m...
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Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in 'œThe Manchurian Candidate,'ť 'œOcean's Eleven'ť and other film...
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Ukraine pays tribute to Russian woman who fought on its side
Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - An honor guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to a Russian woman who ...