Nation and World
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Plea agreements reached by 4 in NC Congress ballot probe
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four people pleaded guilty on Monday to misdemeanors for their roles in absentee ballot fraud in rural North Carolina during the 2016 and 2018 elect...
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Hiroshima bombing recalled in Oregon "peace trees" campaign
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Hideko Tamura Snider was a 10-year-old girl in Hiroshima, Japan, when the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, during...
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Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist...
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UAE, home to global hub Dubai, to ease virus restrictions
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates, home to global business and travel hub Dubai, will ease masking requirements imposed over the coronavirus pa...
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SDG, ECOSOC, P5+1: Seeking meaning in the UN's coded lingo
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - P5+1. The Sec-Gen. Perm Reps. The SDGs. ECOSOC, UNDP, OCHA. Stockholm+50. Welcome to UNGA. The United Nations, like many large institutions, has it...
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Heavy rain slams Spain's Canary Islands; 1 dead on mainland
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Heavy rain caused by a tropical storm hit several regions in Spain, leaving one person dead and widespread damage, authorities and national media said Mond...
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US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - JT Batson, cofounder of the advertising technology company Hudson MX, was hired Monday as CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. The 40-...
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Live updates: U.N. General Assembly
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly: REPUBLIC OF CONGO Republic of Congo's foreign affairs minister has called on the United Nations to make it...
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The British pound has taken a tumble. What's the impact?
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It's a sign of the alar...
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Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law - a government-backed 'œfamily law'ť code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and...