Nation & World

By Cristiana Mesquita and Curt Anderson Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 storm before it hits…

By Monica Scislowska and Jan M. Olsen Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about sabotage Tuesday,…

By Khalil Hamra and Mehmet Guzel Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the…

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne.…

By Paul J. Weber Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new and worrisome school year began Tuesday in Uvalde. There is new high fencing around the Texas community's public school campuses that still isn't finished, a heavy police…

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest…

By Kate Brumback Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two months after the 2020 presidential election, a team of computer experts traveled to south Georgia to copy software and data from voting equipment in an apparent breach of a county…

By David McHugh Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession. The primary cause: Russia has choked off…

By Robert Jablon Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures. State energy officials said the…

By Michael R. Sisak, and Michael Balsamo and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense after a…

By Stephen McGrath and Eldar Emric Associated Press RADAUTI, Romania (AP) — Simba the lion and a wolf named Akyla have been evacuated from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine and brought to safety in Romania in what an animal rights group…

By Gerald Herbert and Rebecca Santana Associated Press ARABI, La. (AP) — Residents in the New Orleans area were digging out and assessing damage Wednesday after tornadoes lashed the region, flipping vehicles, ripping off rooftops and…

By Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top…

By Chris Megerian and Aamer Madhani Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the leaders try…

From Brian Cousins Public Information Desk Sonia Larson, a resident of Rockford, Illinois, has enjoyed visiting her neighbors for more than three decades as part of her volunteer ministry. However, this changed in the spring of 2020,…