Nation and World
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Gennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Gennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991 pact that led to the formal breakup of the Soviet Unio...
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Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, June 19, the 170th day of 2022. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. (The federal holiday will be observed on Mond...
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Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities said Sunday they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and leaking water in the Aegean Sea in near ...
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Germany to limit use of gas for electricity production
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's economy minister said Sunday that the country will limit the use of gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused ...
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Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - El Salvador's Bitcoin-boosting president has asked people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency fell below $20,000 - less ...
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Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - TOWSON, Md. (AP) - The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize - a first for the technology giant - is a significant step in a lengthy process t...
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Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto selloff quickens
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bitcoin fell below the psychologically important threshold of $20,000 on Saturday for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in...
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Russia frees captive medic who filmed Mariupol's horror
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian for...
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Iowa doors swing open for Republicans eyeing White House run
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The polls were closed in Iowa for less than 48 hours when South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott was shaking hands and posing for pictures with eastern ...
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Brazil Indigenous expert was 'bigger target' in recent years
Jun 18, 2022 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - Before disappearing in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Bruno Pereira was laying the groundwork for a mammoth undertaking: a 350-kilometer (217-mile) trail m...