Nation and World
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Pakistani Taliban overpower guards, seize police center
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Several Pakistani Taliban detainees overpowered their guards at a counter-terrorism center in northwestern Pakistan overnight, snatching police weap...
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Putin visits Belarus as he eyes next steps in Ukraine war
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip Monday to Moscow's ally Belarus as his forces pursued their campaign to bombard Ukraine from the air am...
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Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Baghdad-mediated diplomatic talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt, largely because of Tehran claims the Sunni kingdom ha...
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Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter in a poll the billionaire created and promised to abide by. But Monday afternoon there was ...
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Court: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain's High Court ruled Monday that a plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal but the government must consider the circumstances of ...
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U.S. homeless numbers stay about the same as before pandemic
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars ...
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Police: Condo resident killed 5 at Toronto-area building
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - TORONTO - Canadian police identified a the man who shot and killed five people and wounded another at a suburban Toronto condominium as a 73-year-old resident of the bui...
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EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business, the bloc's latest...
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Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, ...
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Dead boy pulled from rubble of latest Russian hit on Ukraine
Dec 17, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Emergency crews pulled the body of a toddler from the rubble in a predawn search Saturday for survivors of a Russian missile strike that tore through an ...