Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high water
Heavy rain and high water levels of China's northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands
2023-08-04 14:17
Another harrowing escape puts attention on open prostitution market along Seattle's Aurora Avenue
The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where authorities say she was taken: Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an urban stretch of state highway lined with box stores and budget motels and known for rampant prostitution
2023-08-04 13:58
Connecticut landowner claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his vacant lot after a fraudulent sale
A man claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his Fairfield, Connecticut, property without his permission after somebody fraudulently sold the land to a property developer, according to a lawsuit.
2023-08-04 13:47
Okinawa warned of high winds and rain this weekend once Typhoon Khanun starts its U-turn east
Residents of Japan’s southwestern islands were warned of high winds and rain through the weekend once a nearly stationary Typhoon Khanun starts moving back east later Friday
2023-08-04 13:27
Oregon crabbers and environmentalists are at odds as a commission votes on rules to protect whales
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is set to consider extending rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim there
2023-08-04 13:16
US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention
U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border
2023-08-04 13:16
Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge.
It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case with any witnesses without lawyers present
2023-08-04 12:59
Congressional delegation to tour blood-stained halls where Parkland school massacre happened
Nine members of Congress are expected to tour the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls where the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school massacre happened
2023-08-04 12:52
In Niger, US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
As several European countries evacuate Niger following a coup, the Biden administration seems intent on staying
2023-08-04 12:50
The Parkland school shooting will be reenacted with live gunfire in civil lawsuit against former school resource officer
At least 140 live rounds of bullets will be fired inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday in a reenactment of the 2018 mass shooting -- part of a civil lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who remained outside during the massacre.
2023-08-04 12:45
Slower, but still strong US employment growth expected in July
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. job growth likely slowed further in July, but retained enough momentum to shield
2023-08-04 12:28
Trump's surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead
As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation's psyche were just the start.
2023-08-04 12:27