Nation and World
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US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense en...
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UN biodiversity summit moved from China over COVID-19 policy
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A United Nations summit on biodiversity will be held in Canada instead of China, organizers announced Tuesday, the second major international event to be ...
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Belgium takes back mothers and children from Syria
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's judicial authorities said on Tuesday they have repatriated six women of Belgian citizenship who were held in a Syrian detention camp for foreig...
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Lapid, set to be Israel's next premier, faces critical test
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - In a 10-year political career, Israel's Yair Lapid has transformed himself from an upstart political novice to a feisty opposition leader to the savvy o...
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US charitable giving hit record in 2021 but inflation looms
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase did not keep pace with inflation, according to a report Tuesday offerin...
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George Harrison's widow talks of life, death through poetry
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first line of Olivia Harrison's book of poetry captures a feeling universal to everyone who has lost a loved one. 'œAll I wanted was another spring,'...
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Trial of former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani nears end
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - A jury on Tuesday is scheduled to hear closing arguments in the trial of Ramesh 'œSunny'ť Balwani, the former Theranos official charged with teaming up with his secret l...
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'A dear friend': Syrian carves model of Cologne cathedral
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the first thing he saw when he stepped out of the train in Cologne was the city's m...
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New body armor rules in NY miss vest worn by Buffalo killer
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people ...
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Crowds mark summer solstice at ancient Stonehenge monument
Jun 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Tuesday, the longest day of the northern hemisphere year. Wil...