Nation and World
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UN envoy says Sudan's warring sides agree to negotiate
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - CAIRO - Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, eve...
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'El Chapo' sons send Mexico cartel's cheap fentanyl into U.S.
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - MEXICO CITY - With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of l...
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Erdogan says Turkish forces killed IS chief in Syria
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - The leader of the Islamic State group was killed in an operation by Turkish intelligence teams in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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U.S. House speaker in Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - The U.S. House speaker addressed Israel's parliament on Monday, a rare honor awarded to the highest-ranking Republican in U.S. politics at a time of fra...
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Mississippi River crests at Davenport, testing barriers
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - After rising for days, the Mississippi River crested at Davenport, Iowa, midday Monday, peaking slightly lower than forecast but still high enough...
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Black Protestant church still vital despite attendance drop
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - The wide empty spaces in pews between parishioners at a Sunday service at Zion Baptist Church in South Carolina's capital highlight a post-pandemic real...
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First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan Chase
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits ...
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Russia missile attack on Ukraine injures 34, damages homes
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings and wounding at least 34 people in the east...
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Fed is set to raise rates yet again. After that, then what?
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is on track to raise its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time on Wednesday, the latest step in its yearlong effort to curb inflatio...
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May Day: World's workers rally, France sees pension anger
May 01, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS (AP) - People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to mark May Day, in an outpouring...