Nation and World
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Today in History: Aug. 1, Hitler opens Berlin Olympics
Aug 01, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2022. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 1, 1936, the Olympics open...
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Biden confirms drone strike killed al-Qaida leader al-ZawahriAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he hailed as delivering...
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Cities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrink
Aug 01, 2022 1:00 am - On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including ...
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Part of Beirut's port silos, damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapses after a weekslong fire caused by leftover grains
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Part of Beirut's port silos, damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapses after a weekslong fire caused by leftover grains. ...
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Italians ask if immigrant's slaying could have been stopped
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italians debated Sunday whether a Nigerian street vendor could have been saved from a fatal attack by an enraged Italian man that played out in public as bys...
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7 dead in wrong-way crash on northern Illinois interstate
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - HAMPSHIRE, Ill. (AP) - A crash involving a wrong-way car on an interstate in northern Illinois left seven people dead Sunday, including five children, authorities said. ...
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Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany over whether the country should switch off its last three...
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Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, trigger...
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Pilots with Germany's Lufthansa back possible strike action
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Pilots with Germany's Lufthansa have voted in favor of possible strike action, a union announced Sunday, saying that walkouts can still be avoided but call...
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Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire
Jul 31, 2022 7:00 am - YREKA, Calif. (AP) - Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for...