Nation and World
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers
Nov 03, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry - a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl...
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Nikki Haley wants to be the GOP's Trump alternative. Ron DeSantis and others are trying to stop her
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - At a recent closed-door meeting of roughly 60 millionaires and billionaires, one of the Republican Party's most influential donors stood in the well...
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US Senate circumvents Tuberville holds and confirms new Air Force head, first female on Joint Chiefs
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including th...
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Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols' death
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to revers...
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Cedar Fair and Six Flags will merge to create a playtime powerhouse in North America
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Cedar Fair and Six Flags are merging to create an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 U.S. states and three countries. The combined compan...
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Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - BLETCHLEY PARK, England - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would "tip the balance in favor ...
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japan...
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Putin signs a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish ...
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2 more killed as Russian artillery keeps on battering southern Ukraine's Kherson region
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian shelling killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old man in southern Ukraine's Kherson region Thursday, local authoriti...
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Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops fought with Hamas militants on the edges of Gaza City on Thursday, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. After nearl...