Nation and World
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A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A phone call helped untangle the mystery.
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - TEKNAF, Bangladesh - The wind had whipped the waves to nearly three times the woman's height when her panicked voice crackled over the phone. "Our boat has sunk!" Setera...
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Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations' top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a "campaign of intimidation and terror" by rebels in easte...
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Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japan's government on Tuesday adopted a revision to the country's plans to use more hydrogen as fuel as part of the effort to reduce carbon emissions. The plan s...
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Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile amid tensions with U.S.
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon t...
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Migrants in Sacramento receive food, housing as California officials weigh charges against Florida
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Religious groups worked Tuesday to feed and house South American migrants who were flown to Sacramento under allegedly false pretenses. Meanwhile, C...
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Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - ON OMAHA BEACH, France - An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men's screams. That's how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday's ceremonies got und...
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Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in ...
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Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City' gets funding approval from City Council
Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundr...
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Three bodies recovered in Iowa building collapse; lawsuit accuses city and owners of negligence
Jun 05, 2023 1:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of...
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As India grieves train crash that killed 275, relatives try to identify bodies of loved ones
Jun 05, 2023 1:00 am - BHUBANESWAR, India - Families of the victims of India's deadliest train crash in decades filled a hospital in Bhubaneswar city on Monday to try to identify the bodies of...