Nation and World
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IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report published by a congressional panel found the...
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FTX founder Bankman-Fried to make 1st US court appearance
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was expected to make his initial U.S. court appearance Thursday on charges that he swindled investors and looted...
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Russia's sole aircraft carrier catches fire
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - MOSCOW - A fire broke out onboard Russia's sole aircraft carrier on Thursday, Russian state media reported. The Admiral Kuznetsov, a flagship of the Russian Navy, suffer...
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Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2 billion in virtual assets
Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, mor...
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Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - An 800-page report set to be released by House investigators as soon as Wednesday will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overt...
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Don't get drunk: UK government urges caution amid ambulance strike
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain began a one-day strike on Wednesday, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at...
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Thousands at U.S.-Mexico border wait to see if limits lift
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Thousands of migrants gathered along the Mexican side of the southern border Wednesday, camping outside or packing into shelters as they waited for...
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Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions...
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'We will find you:' Russians hunt down Ukrainians on lists
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (- Three days after the first Russian bombs struck Ukraine, Andrii Kuprash, the head of a village north of Kyiv, walked into a forest near his home and beg...
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China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count
Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am - ZHUOZHOU, China - China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, a narrow definition...