Nation and World
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NLRB dismisses Starbucks charge against union organizers
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a charge Starbucks filed against union organizers in Phoenix, saying there was not enough evidence that pro-union worker...
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80 men in South African court on charges of raping 8 women
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in the South African town of Krugersdorp...
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Senegal's ruling coalition claims win but opposition rejects
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal's ruling coalition says it has won 30 of 46 departments in Sunday's legislative election, giving it a majority over the opposition. The he...
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Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a complex form of post-traumatic stress disorder and a constant fear that fo...
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Cheesesteak shop fire attributed to electrical malfunction
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An electrical malfunction sparked a fast-moving fire that damaged one of Philadelphia's best-known cheesesteak shops last week, authorities said. Mor...
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House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the fi...
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NC elections board certifies Green Party, reverses past vote
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously voted Monday to recognize the Green Party as a new political party, reversing its previous d...
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Sudan detects first case of monkeypox in Darfur
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Sudan says it has detected the country's first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region. The Health Ministry said late Sunday that ...
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Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 7-plus years in prison
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet and body armor was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in pri...
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Man charged with murder in weekend slaying of Indiana cop
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A man accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer during a traffic stop had made a song about killing an officer, investigators said Mond...