Nation and World
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Chief Justice Burke to step down after 16 years on court
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Anne Burke, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, announced her retirement on Monday. The 78-year-old jurist will end her 16-year high-c...
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Man kills Toronto cop, 1 other before being killed by police
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A man shot and killed a Toronto traffic police officer while he was on lunch break and killed another person and injured three others Monday before police...
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William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th...
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Today in History: September 12, Steve Biko dies in custody
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2022. There are 110 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 1977, South African...
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Procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin begins in Edinburgh as thousands line route to St Giles' Cathedral
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin begins in Edinburgh as thousands line route to St Giles' Cathedral. ...
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UN: 50 million people lived in 'modern slavery' last year
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. labor agency estimates that some 50 million people worldwide were living in 'œmodern slavery'ť - either in forced labor or marriage '“ at the end ...
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EXPLAINER: Ukraine's nuclear power plant shutdown cuts risks
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The forced shutdown of Ukraine's endangered and crippled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest - significantly reduces the risk of a r...
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Indiana court hearing set after abortion ban takes effect
Sep 12, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana judge won't hear arguments until next week on a lawsuit seeking to block the state's abortion ban, leaving that new law set to take effect...
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US Foods completes expansion ofLouisiana distribution centerSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - US Foods Holding Corp. announced today that the company has completed the expansion of its distribution center in Marrero, La. The facility has nearly triple...
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Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
Sep 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a st...