Nation and World
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Fire on Baltic Sea ferry is out, no injuries
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - A fire was reported Monday on a passenger ferry carrying nearly 300 people from Sweden to Latvia but officials said the blaze - which they described as ...
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Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) -- more than twice as much as previously forecast -...
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Illinois man gets 55 years for killing deputy US marshal
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge sentenced an Illinois man to 55 years in prison Monday for the shooting death of a deputy U.S. marshal serving an arrest warrant fo...
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New Jersey man sentenced for Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom B...
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Danes, Germans back Baltic wind hub to offset Russian gas
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark will increase its planned offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea to 3 gigawatts and hook it up to the German grid, a step toward wea...
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Labor board rules Tesla must let workers wear union clothing
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The National Labor Relations Board has reversed a Trump-era decision by finding that Tesla can't stop factory employees from wearing clothing with union i...
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Governor declares water emergency for Mississippi capital
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday night that he is declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall exacerbated problems in one of Ja...
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Judge delays Gov. Kemp's testimony in Georgia election probe
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that's investigating possible illegal attempts by then-Presiden...
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Lebanon presidential candidate backs anti-Hezbollah platform
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president Monday announced her bid for the cash-strapped country's upcoming presidential elections on a platform cri...
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Atlanta prosecutor: Gang targeted celebrities, influencers
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A prosecutor on Monday announced a sprawling indictment targeting members of what she said is a violent street gang that has been targeting the Atlanta ar...