Over 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts to the US
Over 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as smoke from the Canadian wildfires sweep across the US border Tuesday, prompting beach closures, warnings about reduced visibility and calls to stay indoors.
2023-06-28 09:46
Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on reappointment of elections chief in key presidential battleground
The top election official in Wisconsin appears poised to remain in her post for now -- after state election commissioners deadlocked Tuesday on her reappointment.
2023-06-28 09:46
Over $200 billion potentially stolen from U.S. COVID relief programs, watchdog says
(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 and 5 to reflect agency's assessment of potential, not likely, fraud) By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters)
2023-06-28 09:26
California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme
A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure
2023-06-28 09:22
That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish
A still-life fresco recently discovered in the Pompeii archaeological site features a flatbread with colorful toppings that looks like a pizza, which was only believed to have been invented many centuries later
2023-06-28 09:21
Guardians manager Terry Francona is undergoing medical tests, misses game against Royals
Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is undergoing further medical testing after feeling ill before Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals
2023-06-28 08:54
Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it
2023-06-28 08:49
UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank
2023-06-28 08:47
American who filmed tourist carving name in Colosseum 'dumbfounded' as hunt for culprit intensifies
An American tourist tells The Associated Press he was “dumbfounded” when he found a fellow tourist carving graffiti in the wall of Rome's Colosseum
2023-06-28 08:46
One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity
By James Davey LONDON One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they
2023-06-28 08:45
Mexico proposes handing control of capital airport to its navy
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY Mexico is likely to hand over control of the capital's main airport -
2023-06-28 08:25
Woman loses bid to sue prosecutor over sexual abuser's light sentence
A Louisiana woman who watched the man who coerced her into a sex act when she was 16 walk free in a plea deal has lost a legal battle to sue the prosecutor in the case
2023-06-28 07:57