Nation and World
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Concerns grow as Nigeria's inflation surges to 17-year high
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's consumer inflation surged to a 17-year high in August 2022, its statistics agency said Thursday, signalling more hardship for citizens an...
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Q&A: Next steps for Iowa teen sentenced for killing rapist
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Donations are pouring in to help a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim who was ordered by a court to pay $150,000 to the family of a man she stabb...
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Retail sales up 0.3% in Aug. from July amid inflation
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans picked up their spending a bit in August from July even as surging inflation on household necessities like rent and food took a toll on family ...
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North Macedonia detains 142 migrants near border
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) - A group of 142 migrants was detained near North Macedonia's southern border with Greece early Thursday, authorities said. A police stateme...
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Woman charged with bomb threat against children's hospital
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a woman accused of calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital amid a barrage of harassment and th...
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R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometow...
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Schiphol Airport chief quits after summer of travel chaos
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The CEO of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has quit after a summer that descended into chaos and flight cancellations amid staff shortages in the aftermath...
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EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors this week scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly at the singer's trial in Chicago, but they lost on the headline charge - that K...
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Queen Elizabeth II to be interred alongside Prince Philip following private family service in Windsor
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II to be interred alongside Prince Philip following private family service in Windsor. ...
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Palestinians: Israeli troops kill teen in West Bank raid
Sep 15, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank Thursday, Palestinian officials said, as troops operated in the area a day aft...