Nation and World
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Pappin, credited with Toronto's last Cup-winner, dies at 82
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Jim Pappin, the former NHL forward credited with the Toronto Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning goal, has died. He was 82. The Maple Leafs and Chicago ...
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Frank Daniels, ex-AP chair and newspaper publisher, dies
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Associated Press board chair Frank A. Daniels Jr., who shepherded The News & Observer of Raleigh through an era of political and economic tra...
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Despair and denial amid search for Ukrainian mall victims
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) - How do you grieve when there is no body to be found? How do you move forward when the person you loved vanished into the dust in a matter of s...
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Remains of Congo's independence hero interred amid honors
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The remains of Congo's independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday. The interment in a sp...
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Sweden's central bank raises interest rate to hit inflation
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Sweden's central bank raised a key interest rate by half a percentage point Thursday to combat rapidly rising inflation and price increases th...
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Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often s...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organiz...
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Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Fr...
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Spirit's delay allows airline bidding war time to play out
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Spirit Airlines rose Thursday after it postponed a vote for the second time on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, allowing for a bidding...
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Czech Republic to extend coal mining amid high demand
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid high demand a...