Nation and World
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The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
Jul 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling pr...
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Second heat wave in as many weeks grips Mediterranean while fires hit Spain, Switzerland and Greece
Jul 18, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors as a second heat wave in as many weeks hit the region and G...
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Barge to house asylum-seekers arrives in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill
Jul 18, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A barge that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers arrived Tuesday in England after Parliament passed its long-debated bill to curb migration. The Bibby Stoc...
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Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger i...
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Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, can...
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GOP and FBI are at odds as Republicans move to stop the agency's new headquarters after Trump probes
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington ...
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Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - HAMPTON, Ga. - Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff's deputy and two polic...
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Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim sideswiped the city and headed toward the Chinese mainland and the island pr...
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Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - WILTON MANORS, Fla. - When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida's latest invasive species comes a-hoppin' down the street: lionhead rab...
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Turkish President Erdogan heads to Persian Gulf states seeking funds for ailing economy
Jul 17, 2023 1:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Saudi Arabia on Monday in a three-stop tour of Persian Gulf states to seek trade and investment opportu...