Nation and World
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AP PHOTOS: Fermented horse milk season on in Kyrgyzstan
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - SUUSAMYR, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - High up in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the season for making the fermented drink known as kumis is in full swing. Connoisseurs of...
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A year on, ex-Afghan leader defends role in Taliban takeover
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - On the eve of the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan's former president on Sunday defended what he said was a split-second decisi...
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Police: Man drives into fundraiser crowd, then kills mother
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - BERWICK, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania state police say a man upset about an argument with his mother drove into a crowd of people at a fundraiser for victims of a recent dead...
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Egypt's Coptic Church, citing health officials, says fire at Cairo church kills at least 41 people
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Coptic Church, citing health officials, says fire at Cairo church kills at least 41 people. ...
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EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalp...
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Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country's parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it o...
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Salman Rushdie 'on the road to recovery,' agent says
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Salman Rushdie is 'œon the road to recovery,'ť his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of 'œThe Satanic Verses'ť suffered serious inj...
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Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot,...
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School shooter's brain exams to be subject of court hearing
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A defense mental health expert in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz can pinpoint when he realized the 23-year-old mas...
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Ex-employee shut down PD website over pay dispute, city says
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - Officials in a Boston suburb are investigating a former city employee they say shut down the police website during a pay dispute. Newton Mayor Rutha...