Nation and World
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Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use unlawful force
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - International human rights groups are urging Sri Lanka's new president to immediately order security forces to cease all unlawful use of force ...
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Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation i...
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Today in History: July 23, Souter chosen for high court
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Saturday, July 23, the 204th day of 2022. There are 161 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada...
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In Uvalde, closeness complicates accountability for shooting
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - UVALDE, Texas (AP) - After the massacre at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School in May, Jesse Rizo was worried about his old friend, police chief Pete Arredondo. Blame for th...
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Mega Millions jackpot now $790M, nation's 4th largest prize
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials on Friday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's fourth larg...
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Warner Bros. brings '~Black Adam,' '~Shazam! 2' to Comic-Con
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - Dwayne Johnson went a few steps beyond merely teasing his long-awaited 'œBlack Adam'ť movie at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday. Ever the showman, Johnson brought a n...
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UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an 'œextraordinary'ť situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organiz...
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Canada Pope, Advisory
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - EDITORS: Pope Francis begins a weeklong trip to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for the abuses committed by Catholic missionaries in the country's no...
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Parents, 6-year-old girl fatally shot in tent at Iowa park
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - A 9-year-old boy who was camping at an Iowa state park with his parents and 6-year-old sister survived a shooting that killed the rest of his family. The Iowa Departmen...
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Greece battles 4 major wildfires; hotels, homes evacuated
Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's fire service was fighting four major fires across the country Saturday, including one where they had to evacuate over 450 people at an isl...