Nation and World
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Kim Jong Un and Putin may meet. What do North Korea and Russia need from each other?
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, a U.S. official said, in a trip that would undersco...
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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. - After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to you...
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Sen. McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder, Capitol doctor says
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's health episodes show "no evidence" of being a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said in a letter ...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial then leaves as arguments get underway
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began Tuesday and hurtled Republicans into a reckoning over whether to oust a prominent member...
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The US sent cluster munitions to Ukraine but activists still seek to bolster a treaty banning them
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA - Backers of an international agreement that bans cluster munitions are striving to prevent erosion in support for the deal after what one leading human rights gr...
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Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after...
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India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week's Gr...
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Russia's Putin says there will be no new grain deal until the West meets his demands
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won't be restored until the ...
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Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, touted the importance of organized labor and applauded American wor...
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Serbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup
Sep 04, 2023 1:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Serbian Basketball Federation announced Monday that forward Borisa Simanic has lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustaine...