Nation and World
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Israeli ultranationalist minister visits Jerusalem holy site
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister on Tuesday visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
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Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - BONNE TERRE, Mo. - A Missouri inmate was put to death Tuesday for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S. Amber ...
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An account of Benedict's papacy to be sealed in his coffin
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - A written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial, the Vatican said ...
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McCarthy vows to stay in speaker's race, with Trump backing
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said late Tuesday there's no scenario in which he'll drop his bid to become House speaker despite failing to win multiple r...
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Russia, shaken by Ukrainian strike, could step up drone use
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Emergency crews on Tuesday sifted through the rubble of a building struck by Ukrainian rockets, killing at least 63 Russian soldiers barracked there, in ...
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Pennsylvania officer killed, 2nd wounded; suspect shot dead
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. - The man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations during a foot pursuit near Pittsburg...
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Move on from COVID? Child care disruptions continue
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Forty-seven. That's how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old son has missed in the past year. RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool sc...
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Beijing threatens response to 'unacceptable' virus measures
Jan 03, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries invol...
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2024 contest comes into view with hurdles for both parties
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Both political parties are opening the new year confronting critical questions about the people and policies they want to embrace as the next election sp...
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Floods in Philippines leave 51 dead, over a dozen missing
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Thousands of people in the Philippines remained in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas flooding, as the death toll climbed...