Nation and World
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2 killed in stabbing in southwest Germany, suspect detained
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Two people were killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing Tuesday in southwestern Germany, police said. The suspected assailant was detained. Poli...
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Haiti calls for help at the UN as world mulls assistance
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a U.N. resolution that would authorize an international mission to help improve securit...
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The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - Just when you think you've become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another menace to the ecosystem: the Asian jumping worm. Allow me to introdu...
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Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donation
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database of cha...
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Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed crops
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - YABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and oth...
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UK police probe assault of protester at Chinese consulate
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British police said Monday they were investigating the assault of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester who was beaten up on the grounds of the Chinese consu...
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California man charged in 3 slayings linked to serial killer
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men whom police have said were among six victims slain by a ...
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Kevin Spacey finishes testimony at NY civil sex abuse trial
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Spacey remained composed Tuesday during cross examination at a civil trial, repeatedly rejecting suggestions that he wasn't telling the truth when ...
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As Russia strikes power plants, Ukrainians brace for winter
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - KIVSHARIVKA, Ukraine (AP) - Nine-year-old Artem Panchenko helps his grandmother stoke a smoky fire in a makeshift outdoor kitchen beside their nearly abandoned apartment...
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6 on trial in Vienna over links to gunman in 2020 attack
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Six men went on trial in Vienna on Tuesday over their alleged links to a sympathizer of the Islamic State group who carried out a deadly shooting in the Au...