Nation and World
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Apology letter found after U.S. citizens killed in Mexico
Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico - A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and sai...
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Oldest reference to Norse god Odin found in Danish treasure
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc...
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French strikers renew pressure on Macron to ax pension plan
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris and other cities across the country Wednesday to denounce the government's pension plan as unfair to female workers,...
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After Taylor shooting, U.S. Justice Department finds police discrimination
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Bl...
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U.S. probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesl...
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'I hate him passionately': Tucker Carlson's scorn for Trump revealed in court papers
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-the-scenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a Tucker Carlson text message declarin...
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Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands' internet cables
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - NANGAN, Taiwan - In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-Lin had to tell his guests he couldn't provide them with the internet. Others living on Matsu, one of...
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UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic right...
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Xi accuses U.S. of trying to block China's development
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and ho...
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Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut...