Nation and World
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Alabama inmate has been executed for 1994 murder of former girlfriend despite pleas from victim's family to spare him
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama inmate has been executed for 1994 murder of former girlfriend despite pleas from victim's family to spare him. ...
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UK crown court judge's sentencing broadcast for first time
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British judge jailed a man who killed his grandfather for life Thursday in the first crown court sentencing to be televised in Britain. Judge Sarah Munr...
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Shell posts record earnings again as energy prices soar
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Shell posted record profits Thursday for a second straight quarter as the energy giant benefited from soaring prices of oil and natural gas fueled by Russi...
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5 dead, 68 Haitians rescued from waters near Puerto Rico
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - At least five Haitian migrants drowned and 68 others were rescued Thursday after a suspected human smuggling boat dropped the group off in w...
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Facebook ends funding for US news partnerships program
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - Meta Platforms says it will no longer pay U.S. news organizations to have their material appear in Facebook's News Tab as it reallocates resources in the face of the eco...
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After abortion ruling, WVa could become 1st to pass new bill
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia's Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions afte...
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Black family sues Sesame Place, alleging discrimination
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging multiple costumed ch...
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Amnesty: Taliban crackdown on rights is 'suffocating' women
Jul 27, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a 'œsuffocating'ť crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty I...
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Pope in Quebec amid decline of Catholic Church in province
Jul 27, 2022 7:00 am - QUEBEC CITY (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Quebec on Wednesday at a time when many French Canadians in the province are not only moving away from religion but explicitly...
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Ex-Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng gets 3 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights in May 2020 killing
Jul 27, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Ex-Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng gets 3 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights in May 2020 killing. ...