Nation and World
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UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them...
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Some residents of collapsed Iowa building remain missing, while pets were rescued from safer area
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - As some residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed remained unaccounted for on Wednesday, officials in the city of Davenport...
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military cap...
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Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 bi...
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Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - NAHA, Japan - Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan's Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military p...
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Jury selection begins in trial of former deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the shooter who killed 14 stude...
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CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker 2 lifetimes to make their annual pay
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last year, ...
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Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests
May 31, 2023 1:00 am - ZVECAN, Kosovo - International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified Wednesday as ethnic Serbs held more protests in a northern town where recent clashes with...
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Staff at Ukraine's experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes
May 30, 2023 1:00 am - KHARKIV, Ukraine - There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it's not what scientists at its cutting-edge nuclear laboratory trained for....
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California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
May 30, 2023 1:00 am - WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear veget...