Nation and World
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Northwestern selects Oregon's Schill to be next president
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - University of Oregon President Michael Schill will assume that office at Northwestern University this fall, the Evanston school's board of trustees...
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Today in History: August 11, Biden names Harris
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2022. There are 142 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 11, 1997, President Bill ...
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Dutchman convicted of role in farmers' road block protest
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A man was convicted Thursday of dumping straw on a Dutch road last month and sentenced to perform 80 hours of unpaid work, in one of the fi...
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Cause sought for Indiana house explosion that killed 3
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities worked Thursday to determine the cause of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood that killed three people and left anot...
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Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years...
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Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church, the Vatican newspaper reported Thursday. L'Osservatore Rom...
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J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more doses
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problem...
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Man gets 12 years in case that tested broad search warrants
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on federal bank robbery charges in a case that tested the constitutionality of broad ...
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Protester: San Francisco paramedic sedated her involuntarily
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A protester has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city of San Francisco claiming that a paramedic, under the direction of a police sergeant,...
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Deputy coroner: House explosion in southern Indiana kills 3
Aug 11, 2022 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said. David Anson, chief deputy ...