Nation and World
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Today in History: June 22, Operation Barbarossa begins
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2022. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1940, during World...
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Mexico scientist gets 4 years for spying for Russia in Miami
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A prominent Mexican scientist who led a double life with two families on separate continents and was co-opted by Russian agents into surveilling a U.S. gove...
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Prosecutors: Man held woman captive for 3 days, attacked her
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man who worked as a security guard on Chicago's far South Side kidnapped a woman, handcuffed her, chained her in the attic of an abandoned home for thre...
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South China floods force tens of thousands to evacuate
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern China, with more rain expected. Parts of the manufacturing hub of Gua...
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Afghanistan's state-run news agency says 1,000 killed, 1,500 injured in earthquake that struck country's east
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's state-run news agency says 1,000 killed, 1,500 injured in earthquake that struck country's east. ...
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Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The python weighed in at 215 pou...
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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles Cou...
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Investigator: DNA could identify 2 Tulsa massacre victims
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemet...
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South Dakota Gov. Noem gets emphatic win with AG's removal
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Senate's decision this week to remove Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office was an emphatic victory for Gov. Kristi Noem, who...
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Ecuador rejects Indigenous protesters' dialogue conditions
Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Violent protests by Indigenous people demanding a variety of changes, including lower fuel prices, have paralyzed Ecuador's capital and other regio...