Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she’s seeking to the military justice system.
North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation, state media reported Friday, days after the United States and others urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.
A look at Iran's election, which will see vote for president
A look at some of the numbers that explain Iran's upcoming presidential election:
A look at the candidates in Iran's presidential election
Iranians were voting Friday on who should be the country's next president amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns.
Las Vegas weighs tying growth to conservation amid drought
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are doing little to discourage cities from planning to welcome millions of new residents in the decades ahead.
GOP needs new health care target; 'Obamacare' survives again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing the law if it wants to hone the nation's health care problems into a winning political issue.
Asian shares mostly rise as markets digest Fed moves
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, as investors digested the latest message from the U.S. Federal Reserve on raising short-term interest rates by late 2023.
Frank Bonner, Herb on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 79
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Bonner, who played a brash salesman with an affection for polyester plaid suits on the TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died. He was 79.
Pornhub sued for allegedly serving nonconsensual sex videos
Dozens of women sued Pornhub and its parent company Thursday, alleging that the site knowingly profited from videos depicting rape, child sexual exploitation, trafficking and other nonconsensual sexual content.
This disgusting 'house from hell' is listed for $600,000 ... and getting multiple all-cash offers
If there were ever a time to sell a house of horrors, the time is now.
A man killed in Austin mass shooting was visiting from Michigan and planned to marry his high school sweetheart, family says
The man killed in a weekend shooting that left more than a dozen people injured in Austin, Texas, was visiting the city from Michigan, his family said.
At least one person is dead and a dozen hurt after 8 shootings in West Valley area of metro Phoenix
Four people were shot -- one fatally -- as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, police said.
Catholic foster care agency wins Supreme Court verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another victory for religious groups at the Supreme Court, the justices on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples. The court said the city of Philadelphia wrongly limited its relationship with the group as a result of the agency's policy.
1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured in metro Phoenix shootings
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — One person was killed and 12 others injured in reported drive-by shootings over a 90-minute span Thursday in three cities west of Phoenix, authorities said.
