Nation and World
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Fewer people seek US unemployment aid amid solid hiring
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits dropped last week, a sign that few companies are cutting jobs despite high inflation and a weak eco...
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Finland says it will ban most Russian tourists from entering the country, starting Friday
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Finland says it will ban most Russian tourists from entering the country, starting Friday. ...
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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio dies at age 59
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including 'œGangsta's Paradise'ť and 'œFantastic Voyage,'ť died Wednes...
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Navy judge to rule if sailor caused warship fire
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - No one disputes that the Navy shares blame for the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard, the $1.2 billion amphibious assault ship that was consumed by flame...
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Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The parallel special master process spawned by the FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida estate has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigati...
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Top leader of Episcopal Church tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, said Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Curry, who in 2015 became the first African American...
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Bodies and floatplane parts recovered from Puget Sound
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The bodies of some of the 10 victims and most of a floatplane that crashed in Washington state's Puget Sound earlier this month have been recovered. Isla...
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Putin recognizes independence for 2 more Ukraine regions
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of two more Ukrainian regions, a precursor to their annexation by Russia. Putin iss...
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3 million children may miss a semester in flood-hit Pakistan
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Almost 3 million children in Pakistan may miss at least one semester because of flood damage to schools, officials said Thursday, following heavy monsoo...
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Hurricane Ian strikes Florida hospital from above and below
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Hurricane Ian swamped a Florida hospital from both above and below, the storm surge flooding its lower level emergency room while fierce winds tore part of its fourth fl...