Nation and World
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Hong Kongers reflect on Taiwan, an imperfect exile
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - For Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who was detained by police in China for five months for selling sensitive books about the Communist P...
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All big US banks pass Fed's annual 'stress tests'
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's 33 biggest banks have enough capital to withstand a severe economic contraction, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. In its latest annual 'œs...
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Greitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer says
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The family of Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens has been subjected to 'œserious threats'ť in the days since he released a violent campaig...
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Yelp closes three US offices, says remote work is its future
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - Yelp is closing three of its U.S. offices after finding most of its employees prefer to work remotely. In a blog post Thursday, Yelp Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman...
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Colombia: President-elect looks to build governing coalition
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - President-elect Gustavo Petro, who has vowed to lift up Colombia's poor and disenfranchised, has won the support of an influential party of...
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After year of violence, US schools try to tame tensions
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The first week of school was supposed to mark a triumphant return to classrooms at San Francisco's Everett Middle School after more than a year of d...
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Pope orders online release of WWII-era Pius XII Jewish files
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thu...
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Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee used Thursday's hearing to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue hi...
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Judge approves $1B+ deal in deadly Florida condo collapse
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed...
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World's biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Most bacteria are microscopic, but this one is so big it can b...