Nation and World
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Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor's comments that the child had to ...
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Heavy rains cause unseasonal floods, kill 39 in Afghanistan
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Unseasonal rains and flooding have killed at least 39 people -- including nine children -- in Afghanistan, the United Nations said Wednesday. Fourteen o...
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Demand for monkeypox vaccine overwhelms NYC system
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have been running out...
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Senate approves Michael Barr to Federal Reserve post
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate easily approved Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator in a bipartisan vote Wednesday. Barr, a former top Treasury ...
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Video shows pilot landing stricken small plane on highway
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) - A Florida man who aspires to be a commercial pilot showed his skills in an emergency when he landed a single-engine aircraft on a four-lane Nort...
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Former CIA software engineer convicted in biggest theft of classified information in agency's history
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former CIA software engineer convicted in biggest theft of classified information in agency's history. ...
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Southwest Virginia flooding damages homes, prompts rescues
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - WHITEWOOD, Va. (AP) - Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirm...
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Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to t...
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South Africa's many illegal guns a factor in bar shootings
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police are patrolling the streets of Johannesburg's Soweto township, following a spate of bar shootings that have rocked the nation. T...
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Witness tampering at Jan. 6 hearing? Cheney raises prospect
Jul 13, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest Jan. 6 hearing, already standing out for its notable moments, Rep. Liz Cheney saved the most startling for last. In her closing remarks, ...