Nation and World
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EXPLAINER: Should red-flag law have stopped parade shooting?
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illi...
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Red flags missed: How July 4 suspect slipped through system
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Illinois' 'œred-flag'ť law could have stopped the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from buying a gun or at least delayed the purchase of the weapon he's a...
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Michigan man rescued from California trail where family died
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) - A tourist from Michigan who tried to retrace the steps of a family who died during a grueling summer hike in Northern California had to be rescue...
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Medicines agency says EU is seeing 'new wave' of COVID-19
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A senior official at the European Union medicines agency said Thursday that many nations in the bloc are seeing a new wave of COVID-19, dri...
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Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Floodwaters were receding in Sydney and its surrounding area Thursday as heavy rain threatened to inundate towns north of Australia's largest city. Evacuat...
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Today in History: July 7, female cadets at West Point
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, July 7, the 188th day of 2022. There are 177 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 7, 1976, the United Stat...
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Youngest Pakistani who scaled K2 is safe after going missing
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani man who became the youngest climber of one of the world's highest mountains is safe after going missing during an expedition to another peak...
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WNBA's Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case tha...
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Federal judge sentences Derek Chauvin to 21 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights, extending prison time
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal judge sentences Derek Chauvin to 21 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights, extending prison time. ...
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EU decision on natural gas could threaten climate progress
Jul 07, 2022 7:00 am - The European Union's plan to include natural gas in a list of activities considered sustainable could derail its progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a time ...