March 31, 2023, 9:20am Nation & World Updated 7 mins ago
The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and… Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:39am Nation & World Updated 7 mins ago
President Joe Biden on Friday is visiting a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado, even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and… Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World
King Charles III commemorated the more than 30,000 people, mostly German civilians, who were killed in the Allied bombing of Hamburg almost 80 years ago as he visited the northern city Friday on the last leg of his first foreign trip since becoming monarch. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World Updated 8 mins ago
Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. . Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:07am Nation & World
Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:07am Nation & World
Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:06am Nation & World Updated 1 hour ago
Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:06am Nation & World
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge Friday against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World
A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate unveiled a draft proposal Friday aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger workers to incentivize marrying and having kids. Read story
March 31, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World
A Philippine coast guard commander said Friday that the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry, including bodies of adults clutching children, had moved them to tears and sparked fears other passengers could be found dead in the still-smoldering ship. Read story