World Jun 13 Nicaragua arrests 5 more opposition leaders in crackdown The moves over the weekend suggest Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential opposition candidates in the Nov. 7 elections, and has begun arresting any prominent member of the opposition. Sunday's arrests bring to 12 the number of opponents detained since…
Nation Jun 12 Police: Attacker wounds 13 in Austin shooting and escapes Someone opened fire in a popular entertainment district in downtown Austin early Saturday, wounding 13 people, including two critically, before getting away, authorities said.
World Jun 12 China's wandering elephants on the move again China’s famed wandering elephants are on the move again, heading southwest while a male who broke from the herd is still keeping his distance.
Nation Jun 11 U.S. will restore $1 billion for California's troubled bullet train The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized settlement negotiations to restore money for the high-speed rail project that the Trump administration revoked in 2019.
Science Jun 11 Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface China's space agency said the Zhurong rover placed a remote camera a short distance away to take a group portrait.
Economy Jun 11 Jobless claims in U.S. fall to 376,000, marking a sixth straight drop The number of people signing up for benefits exceeded 900,000 in early January and has fallen more or less steadily ever since. Still, claims are high by historic standards.
Nation Jun 10 WATCH: National Cathedral rings bells in memory of 600k+ U.S. citizens lost to COVID-19 The landmark Washington National Cathedral marked COVID-19's grim death toll of an estimated 600,000 Americans lost to the disease by tolling its mourning bell 600 times - once for every 1,000 dead on Thursday afternoon.
Nation Jun 10 WATCH: House committee discusses federal response to unaccompanied children at the border The number of unaccompanied children and families entering the U.S. illegally on the Mexican border dropped sharply in May but remained unusually high, authorities said Wednesday.
World Jun 10 Mumbai building collapse kills 11 after monsoon flooding Heavy monsoon rains had flooded several parts of the city that is India's financial and entertainment capital.
Health Jun 09 Mayor says Seattle is 1st major city to fully vaccinate 70 percent The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States was north of Seattle in Washington in January 2020. The state also saw the nation's first deadly outbreak at a nursing home.