Nation and World
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McDonald's posts lower Q2 revenue, charges weigh down profit
Jul 26, 2022 7:00 am - McDonald's revenue fell short of expectations in the second quarter as coronavirus restrictions shuttered stores in China and higher prices took a toll on U.S. demand. ...
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France's Macron in Cameroon at start of 3-nation Africa tour
Jul 26, 2022 7:00 am - YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron, in Cameroon to start his 3-nation Africa tour, is expected to discuss the food crisis in Africa provoked by Ru...
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Trump back in Washington, repeating false election claims
Jul 26, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington for the first time since leaving office Tuesday, vigorously repeating his false election claims that sp...
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Jenn Takahashi, chronicling the best (and worst) of Nextdoor
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - For anyone looking for a taste of Nextdoor's weirdest, silliest posts - from fireworks complaints to paranoid neighbors spying on each other - Jenn Takahashi's @BestofNe...
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David Trimble, architect of N Ireland peace deal, dies at 77
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - David Trimble, a former Northern Ireland first minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for playing a key role in helping end Northern Ireland's decades of v...
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Mississippi schools could make their own gun policies
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Amid a series of mass shootings in the U.S., Mississippi education officials made clear that school districts in the state are on a path to being ab...
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Ex-US congressman among 9 charged in insider trading cases
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former U.S. congressman from Indiana, technology company executives, a man training to be an FBI agent, and an investment banker were among nine people...
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Myanmar executes ex-lawmaker, 3 other political prisoners
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's government confirmed Monday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two ...
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Sudden arena idea angers, unnerves Philadelphia's Chinatown
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Wei Chen wants people who visit Philadelphia's Chinatown to look through the community's gateway arch and see the residents chatting in Mandarin on t...
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Firefighters slow growth of California blaze near Yosemite
Jul 25, 2022 7:00 am - JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a huge wildfire burning in a forest near Yosemite National Park that burned 55 homes and o...