Nation and World
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Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - When Wes Brown sought out children's books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the family he and his husband were building. He found that ...
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US intelligence assessment shows intentionally caused explosion crashed Wagner chief's plane
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment has found that the plane crash presumed to have killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused b...
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Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - REED POINT, Mont. - Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana's Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers ar...
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Donald who? Fox barely mentions Trump in first half of debate until 10-minute indictment discussion
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's two-hour Republican presidential debate was halfway through when moderator Bret Baier said he wanted to take a brief moment to talk ab...
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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU's largest blaze on record
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's ...
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CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. - In a secluded stairwell at CIA headquarters last year, officer trainee Ashkan Bayatpour came up behind a colleague, wrapped a scarf around her neck and pl...
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China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - OKUMA, Japan - The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday ...
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3 dead, 5 wounded after a retired police officer opens fire at a Southern California biker bar
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. - A retired police officer opened fire in a popular Southern California biker bar, leaving three dead and at least five others with gunshot wounds...
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Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia's full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the ...
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Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system
Aug 23, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin's forces launching a...