Nation and World
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NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascad...
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Turkish pop star jailed over joke released to house arrest
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court on Monday released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of 'œinciting hatred and...
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Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 10 dead
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government ...
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Man gored to death by antelope in Swedish animal park
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - An employee of an animal park in southwestern Sweden was gored to death by a large antelope, the attraction's owner said Monday. Richard Berglund told r...
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China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of their savings with the false promise o...
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Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where he...
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Fed's real-time payment system coming as early as May '23
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Reserve's new real-time payments system known as FedNow is expected to go live as early as May 2023, a Fed official said Monday. In developm...
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Jury selection begins for death penalty case in slaying of 8
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The first trial in the case of eight members of a single Ohio family shot to death more than six years ago is about to begin after several delays r...
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Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Elon Musk's legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter's whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk's case for backing o...
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Rights groups urge Yemen's Houthis to end Taiz blockade
Aug 29, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to end their siege of the country's third-largest city, as the internationally recognized govern...