Nation and World
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Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - QAMISHLI, Syria - A 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an armed group. Her parents...
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France heightens security after unrest prompted by police shooting of 17-year-old
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - NANTERRE, France - France's government on Wednesday announced heightened police presence around Paris and other big cities and called for calm after scattered violence e...
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Is it a 'richcession'? Or a 'rolling recession'? Or maybe no recession at all?
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the q...
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Activist detained in Hong Kong begins final appeal for recognition of his overseas same-sex marriage
Jun 28, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case...
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Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won't press charges for mutiny
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, esca...
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The reason U.S. response to the Russia rebellion has been decidedly cautious
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - On the surface, the turmoil in Russia would seem like something for the U.S. to celebrate: a powerful mercenary group engaging in a short-lived clash with R...
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Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - VATICAN CITY - The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, resigned under pressure Tuesday following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests c...
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UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN - Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens...
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FBI and Homeland Security ignored 'massive amount' of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored "a massive amount of intelligence information" ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on th...
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Ryan Seacrest will host 'Wheel of Fortune' after Pat Sajak retires
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The category? "Proper Name." The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new "Wheel of Fortune" host after Pat Sajak's retirement next year. Seacrest an...