Nation and World
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Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in i...
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UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council failed in two rival votes Friday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-he...
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Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The mayor of Uvalde on Friday disputed a new report that alleges authorities missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school...
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US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the ...
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Brewers honor 8-year-old injured in Highland Park shooting
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth ma...
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Work at a school or nonprofit? You could erase student loans
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Melissa Martinez applied to have her student loan debt forgiven more than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Education told her she was ineligible...
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Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back to the wild
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - MICHMORET, Israel (AP) - Over a dozen endangered sea turtles that were rescued after suffering major injuries in the Mediterranean scuttled their way over a beach in Isr...
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EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the June jobs report
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation is raging. The stock market is tumbling and interest rates rising. American consumers are depressed and angry. Economists warn of potentially...
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Family of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - The family of a Black man in Connecticut, paralyzed when a police van without seatbelts braked suddenly, asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges ag...
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Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan's longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician ...