Nation and World
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Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse
Aug 03, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, voters rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion rights...
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Kansas voters resoundingly protect their access to abortion
Aug 03, 2022 1:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas voters on Tuesday sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights, rejecting a ballot measure in a conservative state with ...
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many families
Aug 03, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year's back-to-school spending, look no further than children's rain boots with motifs like frogs and la...
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Pelosi tells Taiwan U.S. commitment to democracy is 'ironclad'
Aug 03, 2022 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - After a trip that drew China's wrath, a defiant Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan on Wednesday with a pledge that the American commitment to de...
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Indiana congresswoman Walorski, 2 staffers killed in head-on crashAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car crash in her northern Indiana district along with two members of her congressional staff ...
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California not counting methane leaks from idle wells
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It's the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the...
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Grieving father erupts at Parkland school shooter's trial
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A grieving father erupted in anger Tuesday as he told jurors about the daughter Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 o...
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Feds target US companies caught in lucrative shark fin trade
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - It's one of the seafood industry's most gruesome hunts. Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are sliced from the backs of the majestic sea ...
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U.S. job openings slid to 10.7 million in June
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - American employers posted fewer job openings in June as the economy contends with raging inflation and rising interest rates. Job openings fell to a st...
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Today in History: Aug. 2, Iraq invades Kuwait
Aug 02, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2022. There are 151 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1923, the 29th preside...