Nation and World
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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) - Donna Dickerson's heart would sink every time she'd wake up, turn on the faucet in her mobile home and hear the pipes gurgling. Sometimes it would...
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Pope slams 'childlike' whims of powerful that start wars
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) - With Russia's war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work...
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Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ne...
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Accomplice in dismemberment slaying sentenced to 5 years
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne man who pleaded guilty to charges in the dismemberment of a 55-year-old man was sentenced Friday to five years in prison. Jacob Carr...
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Midterm voters to take on Colorado's soaring housing costs
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Bloated housing prices in the past few years have crept into every corner of Colorado. In Rocky Mountain resort towns, wealthy newcomers gobble up the dwin...
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Alert: Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, setting new lottery prize record ahead of Saturday drawing
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Alert: Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, setting new lottery prize record ahead of Saturday drawing. ...
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Mississippi capital to receive $35.6M in federal water funds
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson's request for $35.6 million in federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastruc...
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Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's inaugural committee chair, Tom Barrack, was acquitted of all counts Friday at a federal trial in which he was accused of using his persona...
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Global statesmen: Only diplomacy can end Ukraine war
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Only dialogue and diplomacy can end the devastating war in Ukraine, with total victory on the battlefield impossible for either warring party, memb...
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Ukrainians face nuclear threat with grit and dark humor
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. He's filled the storage area under his fold-up bed and just about every other nook of his apartment in eas...