Nation and World
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Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies
Feb 05, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, h...
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Pope encourages South Sudanese, will raise plight of women
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - Pope Francis sought Saturday to console the long-suffering people of South Sudan as he opened his first full day in a country beset by conflict,...
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Israeli army besieges homes of fugitives in West Bank raid
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - AQABAT JABR REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli army raided a refugee camp near the Palestinian city of Jericho on Saturday, besieging houses it said were being u...
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Ohio train derailment causes causes fire, home evacuations
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, cove...
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Indian police nab over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - GUWAHATI, India - Indian police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in a northeastern state, ...
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China plays down Blinken's canceled visit over balloon
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surve...
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Tribes, researchers debate final fate of P-22, famed LA puma
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The life of Los Angeles' most famous mountain lion followed a path known only to the biggest of Hollywood stars: Discovered on-camera in 2012, the cou...
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Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Feb 04, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday. Top Ukrainian ...
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Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Appearing before a federal judge after pleading guilty to a felony charge in the deadly Capitol riot, former West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans expressed ...
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Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying despite China's firm denials. Sec...