Nation and World
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Spirit Airlines again postpones vote on Frontier merger
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Spirit Airlines said Thursday it was again postponing a shareholder vote on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to continue talks with Frontier and rival bidder Jet...
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Burkina Faso's ex-leader Compaore returns for crisis meeting
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Burkina Faso's former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time since being ousted in a po...
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Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency's latest weekly count
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000 worldwide, and ...
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Huge underground search for mysterious dark matter begins
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - LEAD, S.D. (AP) - In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has...
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Families of dead sue Indiana funeral home being investigated
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Two families are suing a southern Indiana funeral home where police found more than 30 bodies, including some that were badly decomposed. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in C...
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Biden tells Griner's wife he's working to get her home
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday reassured the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, that he is working to win Grine...
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Ethiopia's leader admits military losses in insurgencies
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian police and soldiers are dying on a 'œdaily'ť basis as the country grapples with insurgencies in Oromia and elsewhere, Prime Minister Abiy...
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AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDT
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Britain's Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls fo...
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British media Sky and BBC say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending unprecedented stalemate
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British media Sky and BBC say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending unprecedented stalemate. ...
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Florida man sentenced in death threat to Minnesota Rep. Omar
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge sentenced a former Trump supporter to three years of probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan O...