US intel: Ukraine war caused 'one of the most disruptive periods' for global food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America's top spy agency said in an unclassified report released by Congress on Wednesday.
2023-08-31 05:23
Mexican mothers mark day of the disappeared with protest and demands for the government to do more
Mothers of some of 111,000 people who have disappeared in Mexico over decades of violence are marking the International Day of the Disappeared with protests and demands that the government do more to locate their loved ones
2023-08-31 05:21
Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out
Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators are defending and praising a state Supreme Court justice for suing to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public comments that she says are protected by the First Amendment
2023-08-31 05:16
Tesla faces federal probes over secret Musk house, vehicle range -WSJ
Federal prosecutors are investigating Tesla's use of company funds on a secret project described internally as a house
2023-08-31 04:59
Georgia Power customers could see monthly bills rise another $9 to pay for the Vogtle nuclear plant
Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise another $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant
2023-08-31 04:47
Liberals fight Republican attempt to boot Wisconsin Supreme Court justice from redistricting case
Liberals argued in a legal filing this week that Republicans were trying to nullify the election of a Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice by asking her to recuse herself from hearing redistricting lawsuits that could result in drawing new legislative electoral maps
2023-08-31 04:46
Biden vows enduring federal response to Idalia and Maui fires -- and sends a warning to GOP
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he's ready to blame congressional Republicans if there isn't enough funding for the response to a confluence of natural disasters.
2023-08-31 04:30
Tsitsipas latest upset victim at US Open, falling to 128th-ranked qualifier
Stefanos Tsitsipas became the latest upset victim at the U.S. Open, losing in the second round to Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6), 6-3
2023-08-31 04:28
About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
About 150 migrants have been rescued from overloaded sailboats in two separate incidents, one far off western Greece and the other in the Aegean Sea
2023-08-31 04:24
House Oversight Republicans ask National Archives for documents related to Hunter Biden travel on Air Force Two
House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Rep. Byron Donalds, a GOP member on the committee, sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration on Wednesday requesting documents regarding Hunter Biden's use of Air Force Two and Marine Two while Joe Biden was vice president.
2023-08-31 04:21
Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
Police west of Toronto warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road
2023-08-31 03:55
New York AG's office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year
Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general's office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization.
2023-08-31 03:47