Nation and World
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Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd's rights
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd's civil right...
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Man indicted in rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A grand jury in Ohio has indicted the man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion that became...
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Mistrust lingers in Black communities amid 988 launch
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - On a few occasions, Sitaniel Wimbley's mother grew manic in her front yard. When neighbors were met with screaming and cursing on their street in N...
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Delfonics lead singer William 'Poogie' Hart dead at 77
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - William 'œPoogie'ť Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic 'œSound of Philad...
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Louisiana law banning most abortions remains blocked by state judge while lawsuit against legislation proceeds
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana law banning most abortions remains blocked by state judge while lawsuit against legislation proceeds. ...
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Ukrainian experts turn to Israel for mental trauma training
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Ukrainian therapist Svitlana Kutsenko thought she was making progress with her patients - army veterans recovering from mental trauma suffered during fi...
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UK Supreme Court to hear Scottish independence case in Oct
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.K. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the Br...
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Sri Lankan forces make arrests, clear main protest site
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan security forces arrested several people by early Friday and cleared the main camp protesters have occupied for more than three month...
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Death toll from weekslong rains in Pakistan rises to 282
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - The death toll from five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods jumped to at least 282 in Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, as the latest downpours...
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Marines halt new amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishaps
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Marine Corps will keep its new amphibious combat vehicle - a kind of seafaring tank - out of the water while it investigates why two of the veh...