Nation and World
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New Thai rules allow abortions up to 20th week of pregnancy
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand will allow abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy under new regulations issued by the Public Health Ministry, a government spokesperson annou...
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NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials 'œall but assured'ť a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the stat...
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Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linked
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A number of scientists have wondered if aluminum, a vaccine additive that has been used for decades, had a role in allergies and asthma in children. A ne...
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Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A hard-line Iranian lawmaker Tuesday slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down ...
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Procedural dramas jump to front in TV's opening week
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Besides live sports, the one thing broadcast networks can be counted on for these days is franchise procedural dramas. That was evident on opening week o...
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Pro-Moscow officials: People in occupied areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia voted to join Russia in Kremlin-run referendums
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Pro-Moscow officials: People in occupied areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia voted to join Russia in Kremlin-run referendums. ...
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Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed changes to the state's guidance...
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Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at Louisville truck plant
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company ...
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UN rights team: Ukrainian POWs face systematic mistreatment
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.N. human rights investigators say Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to be facing 'œsystematic'ť mistreatment - including torture - both when they ...
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Former student convicted of spying for Chinese government
Sep 27, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former graduate student has been convicted of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. who had...