Nation and World
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Treasury takes another 'extraordinary' step on debt limit
Jan 24, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders saying she's suspending the reinvestment of some federal bonds in a...
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Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
Jan 24, 2023 12:00 am - Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription servi...
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Finland's top diplomat hints at joining NATO without Sweden
Jan 24, 2023 12:00 am - HELSINKI - Finland's foreign minister suggested Tuesday that the country may consider joining NATO without neighboring Sweden if Turkey continues to block their joint bi...
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Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living
Jan 22, 2023 12:00 am - KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) - Kona Purdy never wanted to live anywhere but Hawaii. As a Native Hawaiian, he wanted his children to grow up like he did: rooted in their culture,...
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LA mass shooting suspect kills 10 near Lunar New Year fest
Jan 22, 2023 12:00 am - MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance studio following a Lunar New Year celebration, killing 10 people and setting off a...
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Macron to hike military funds amid Ukraine war, new threats
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday proposed to boost defense spending by more than a third through 2030 and to "transform" France's nuclear-armed militar...
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Russia claims progress in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv craves tanks
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia claimed Friday to have captured a village in its intense, monthslong push toward the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut, as military analysts caution...
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ShotSpotter document reveals key human role in gunshot tech
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - In more than 140 cities across the United States, ShotSpotter's artificial intelligence algorithm and intricate network of microphones evaluate hundreds of thousands of ...
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As Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets 'gets louder'
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Film production and firearms experts say movie sets probably changed permanently when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the remote New...
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Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode du...