Nation and World
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NY overhauls handgun rules in effort to preserve some limits
Jul 01, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state's handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the ...
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World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead
Jul 01, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landi...
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Taliban supreme leader prays for Afghanistan's quake victims
Jul 01, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Taliban's supreme leader offered prayers Friday for Afghanistan's earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul. The tremor in Jun...
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Russian missiles kill at least 21 in Ukraine's Odesa region
Jul 01, 2022 1:00 am - POKROVSK, Ukraine - A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after t...
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WNBA's Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
Jul 01, 2022 1:00 am - MOSCOW - American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a...
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American offers to boost pilot pay 17% by the end of 2024
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is offering pilots raises of nearly 17% by the end of 2024, a sign of the leverage that pilots enjoy as airlines struggle with a labor sh...
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Mudslide in northeast India leaves 14 dead, over 30 missing
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - GAUHATI, India (AP) - Pounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours triggered a mudslide in northeast India that killed at least 14 people and left more than 30 other...
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Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets, the country's prime minister said Thursday, part o...
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Ecuador: Agreement ends 18 days of strikes
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's government and the country's main Indigenous group reached an agreement Thursday to end 18 days of often-violent strikes that had virtual...
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Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS, Honduras (AP) - Children set out hoping to earn enough to support their siblings and parents. Young adults who sacrificed to attend college thinking it would ...