Nation and World
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Groundbreaking advances emerging vehicle battery production
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - Kentucky reached another stage in developing an electric vehicle battery sector Tuesday, with groundbreaking for a $2 billion plant by a Japanese company that will creat...
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Russian prosecutors ask for 24-year sentence for ex-reporter
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian prosecutors at the trial of a former journalist asked the court Tuesday to hand him a 24-year prison sentence on treason charges. Ivan Safronov. wh...
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AP Was There: Diana's final hours, on a tragic Paris night
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - An elegant dinner at the Ritz in Paris. A post-midnight drive past the city's floodlit treasures. And then, tragedy. The story of Princess Diana's death at ...
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US consumers more confident in August as gas prices dip
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell. The Conference Boar...
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South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber ...
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Women race political clock, cross state lines for abortions
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - DAYTON, OHIO (AP) - In the dim light of a clinic ultrasound room, Monica Eberhart reclines on an exam table as a nurse moves a probe across her belly. Waves of fetal car...
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Student loan relief limited for many by US drug war's legacy
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - President Joe Biden says he hopes his proposal to forgive federal student loans will narrow the nation's racial wealth gap. But a generation of Black and Hispanic Americ...
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Gaza aid worker gets 12 years on Israeli terror charges
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced the Gaza director of a major international charity to 12 years in prison after the court earlier convicted...
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Best Buy Q2 results fall amid softening demand for gadgets
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Best Buy posted lower fiscal second-quarter profits and sales as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain struggled with weakening consumer demand...
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UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that ...