Nation and World
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At least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week's scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected ...
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Paraguay senator drowning appears accidental, officials say
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Authorities investigating the apparent drowning death of a senator in Paraguay say signs point to an accidental trip-and-fall followed by ...
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Jerry Ceppos, distinguished editor, educator, dies at age 75
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jerry Ceppos, a distinguished news editor, executive and educator, whose career included leading Pulitzer Prize winning teams and two journalism ...
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Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs fears in Iraq
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Thousands gathered in Baghdad on Monday for a counter-rally called by Iran-backed groups against their rival, an influential cleric whose followers are st...
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Eavesdropping probe finds Israeli police exceeded authority
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli government investigation into the use of powerful eavesdropping technology by the police found that they only used it after securing a judici...
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Today in History: Aug. 1, Hitler opens Berlin Olympics
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2022. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 1, 1936, the Olympics open...
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Biden confirms drone strike killed al-Qaida leader al-ZawahriAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he hailed as delivering...
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Cities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrink
Aug 01, 2022 1:00 am - On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including ...
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Part of Beirut's port silos, damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapses after a weekslong fire caused by leftover grains
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Part of Beirut's port silos, damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapses after a weekslong fire caused by leftover grains. ...
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Italians ask if immigrant's slaying could have been stopped
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italians debated Sunday whether a Nigerian street vendor could have been saved from a fatal attack by an enraged Italian man that played out in public as bys...