Nation and World
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Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe
Oct 05, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - One of Brazil's biggest gold refiners, which processes gold suspected of being mined illegally in the Amazon rainforest, has been stripped of an important i...
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Deal back on? Elon Musk gets closer to buying Twitter
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk's on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the compa...
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Central Illinois police fatally shoot person following alert
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Central Illinois police fatally shot a person as officers were responding to an alert sent by gunshot detection technology, police said. The Peoria...
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Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but workers on the ground were pushing ahead Tuesday to restore power and search for anyone stil...
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Trailer detaches from tractor, struck by vehicle, killing 2
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - WANATAH, Ind. (AP) - A semi's trailer separated from its tractor and was struck by a passenger vehicle, killing a northwestern Indiana woman and her son and injuring a s...
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Russian court fines TikTok for not deleting LGBT content
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - A Russian court on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete LGBT material, the country's latest crackdown on Big Tech companies. The Tagansky District Court in Mosc...
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Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - PINE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Will Peratino and his partner Lauren Stepp would not leave their Pine Island compound, even as authorities pleaded with residents to abandon the...
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In 1st speech as Prince of Wales, William champions wildlife
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Prince William delivered his first speech as heir to the British throne at a wildlife protection summit Tuesday, signaling that the royal family will conti...
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Liberia arrests 2 after $100 million of cocaine is seized
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberian authorities acting on U.S. security intelligence have arrested two foreigners and are searching for two more suspected of trying to smu...
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Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer cons...