Nation and World
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Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers' attention by introducing replicas of the popular social p...
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US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many Americans to spend mo...
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Crimea 'sabotage' highlights Russia's woes in Ukraine war
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Fires burned and ammunition exploded at a depot in Crimea on Wednesday, a day after the latest suspected Ukrainian attack on a military site in the ...
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Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a...
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Man arrested in 3 highway shootings in Alabama, Georgia
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) - A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with three separate shootings that took place earlier in the day along Interstate 85 in Alabama and Georg...
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Egypt says central bank governor resigns amid economic woes
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's central bank governor resigned Wednesday as the country struggles to address its economic woes. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi accepted the resigna...
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Cheney ponders 2024 bid after losing Wyoming GOP primary
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was increasingly open on Wednesday about considering a 2024 presidential campaign after soundly losing a Republican primary to a...
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Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Rudy Giuliani faced hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by former President Don...
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Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 am - Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as a game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee said Wednesda...
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Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack
Aug 16, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the penins...