Nation and World
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Netanyahu airlifted to airport after protesters block road
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to be airlifted on Thursday to the country's main international airport for an official overseas trip af...
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Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - JACKSON, Tenn. - When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was a good student at a good high school. He wanted to be an actor, or maybe ...
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Biden unveils his budget plan, challenges GOP to follow suit
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday made an opening bid with a budget plan that would cut def...
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Applications for US jobless aid rise by most in 5 months
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues...
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GOP Leader McConnell remains in hospital after concussion
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized "for a few days of observation and tre...
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Bomb kills 3, including provincial governor, in Afghanistan
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - A bomb killed a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others in Afghanistan's Mazar-e- Sharif Thursday, a Taliban police spokesman said. The explosio...
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Greece: 3 more rail officials charged over deadly collision
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - THESSALONIKI, Greece - Three more Greek rail officials were charged on Thursday in connection with a train crash that killed 57 people, as protests continued and the gov...
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China's Xi calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China's leader Xi Jinping has called for "more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards," in a speech just days after a top diplomat warned ...
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Pakistani police probe officers over women's march violence
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police are investigating officers after violence at a march to mark International Women's Day in Islamabad, a spokesman said Thursday. Three consta...
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Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrested, faces graft charges
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday and will be brought to court to face corruption charges, the anti-graf...