Nation and World
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Trump once condemned the Jan. 6 rioters. Now he's become one of their biggest supporters
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battlin...
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A 'rolling recession' or a 'richcession' might spare the U.S. economy from a full-scale downturn
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Despite more than a year of widespread warnings that a recession was near, America's economy is, if anything, accelerating. Even as the Federal Reserve has ...
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Putin claims fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with Kyiv suffering heavy losses
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger, which until Wednesday's coup by mutinous soldiers had avoided the military takeovers that destabilized West African ...
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Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Elon Musk may want to send "tweet" back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay - at least for ...
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Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77
Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as "Take It Easy" and "The Best of My Love" and stepped out front fo...
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after Tuesday night's drawing produced no big winners, extending a stretch of bad luck dating back to Apri...
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Pakistan's Supreme Court rejects Imran Khan's request to halt his concealing assets trial
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition from former Prime Minister Imran Khan about halting his trial in a lingering case involving the con...
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Samsung unveils two new foldable smartphones in a bet on devices with bending screens
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has...
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London jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges on his birthday
Jul 26, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebra...