Nation and World
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U.S. economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate
May 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as businesses wary of an economic slowdown trimmed their inventories, the ...
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Trump's freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince. A recent sampling: In a March interview on Fox News Cha...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national ap...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office - including felonies - duri...
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95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with stun gun; officer faces charges
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A 95-year-old Australian woman died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home as she moved toward hi...
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Uvalde victim's mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter's memory
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - UVALDE, Texas - The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter, Tess, smiling down at her from a photo perched on her bedside ...
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Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - HAGATNA, Guam - Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, wal...
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Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores ahead of Pride month after threats to workers
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after intense backlash from s...
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Russia's Wagner boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The head of the Russian private army Wagner has again broken with the Kremlin line on Ukraine, saying its goal of demilitarizing the country has backfire...
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Half of U.S. public approves of Washington's arms deliveries to Ukraine
May 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Like the blue and yellow flags that popped up around the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, U.S. popular support for Washington's backing of Uk...