Nation and World
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China says Taiwan encirclement drills a 'serious warning'
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a "serious warning" to pro-independence politicians on the self-governi...
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In Kerala, an aging trend bucks India's booming population
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - KOCHI, India - When 82-year-old Vasanthi Baby almost tripped while climbing down the stairs in her home in southern India's Kerala state, she decided, along with her 84-...
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911 calls show chaotic moments during Kentucky bank shooting
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a Louisville bank were released Wednesday by police - including from a woman who was on a vir...
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Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from U.S. inflation
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging...
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Scott says GOP 'starved for hope' as he moves toward 2024 bid
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - MARION, Iowa - Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Wednesday that conservatives are "starved for hope," as he tried to present a more positive vision for th...
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U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture 'emerging threat'
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an "emerging threat" when it's mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spr...
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Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - BELFAST, Northern Ireland - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must "not go back" to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered ...
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Stiff EPA emission limits to boost U.S. electric vehicle sales
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require up to two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be elec...
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Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the legislature after a Memphis commission voted to re...
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NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label
Apr 12, 2023 1:00 am - National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's account with labels the news organization says are intended to...