Nation and World
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Afghanistan earthquake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing a...
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From 'carp' to 'copi': Unpopular Asian carp getting a makeover
Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Missi...
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Leftist's election to test Colombia's alliance with US
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - It's one of the United States' few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating ...
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Texas public safety chief says classroom door in Uvalde school shooting was not locked, even as police waited for key
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas public safety chief says classroom door in Uvalde school shooting was not locked, even as police waited for key. ...
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Today in History: June 21, Constitution goes into effect
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2022. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins at 5:14 a.m. EDT. Today's Highlight in History: ...
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Dozens dead, thousands homeless in Bangladesh, India floods
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) - Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massiv...
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2 Black executives leave Amazon amid changes in leadership
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - Two Black executives at Amazon are leaving the company, the e-commerce juggernaut confirmed Tuesday, hours after CEO Andy Jassy named a new head for the company's troubl...
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Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while a gunman ...
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EU calls on Ethiopia to reconnect Tigray region to the world
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The European Union says Ethiopia's government must reconnect its northern Tigray region to the world as a yearlong partial blockade has left...
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UK rail strike strands commuters, pits workers against govt
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tens of thousands of railway workers walked off the job in Britain on Tuesday, bringing the train network to a crawl in the country's biggest transit strik...