This is AP News Minute. 1. Two firefighters were killed and two were injured when a burning building collapsed in Kansas City. Authority say the firefighters who died rescued two people and an investigation is ongoing. 2. Actor Randy Quaid and his wi...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Angus Deaton of Princeton University won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for improving understanding of poverty and how people in poor countries respond to changes in economic policy. The Award Committee said Deatons wo...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Hundreds of mourners gathered in Ankara on Sunday in honor of the 95 peace protesters who died when two bombs went off during a demonstration on Saturday. Families flooded the central square as loved ones bid a final farewe...
This is AP News Minute. 1. President Obama traveled to Roseburg, Oregon Friday to meet with family members of survivors of last weeks community college massacre. The visit was controversial, however, with protestors accusing the president of politici...
This is AP News Minute. 1. In a stunning move, house majority leader Kevin McCarthy has withdrawn his candidacy for speaker, and the election for the position has been postponed. Republican lawmaker said McCarthy told colleagues at the start of the G...
This is AP News Minute. Officials in South Carolina are trying to find options to protect the capital city's main water source after torrential downpours caused a canal to collapse. The National Guard delivered sandbags on Wednesday to dam the breach...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Russias Defense Ministry released video said to show Russian warships launching missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria. Russia began carrying out airstrikes in Syria last week in what it said was a preemptive (serving o...
This is AP News Minute. 1. South Carolina is starting to dry out after nearly two weeks of heavy rains and flash floods. Crews are stilling trying to block a hole in a canal that is threatening the city of Columbias water supply. 2. Federal investiga...
This is AP News Minute. 1. World leaders meeting at the United Nations Tuesday to discuss how to defeat the Islamic States group. President Barack Obama announcing Nigeria, Tunisia and Malaysia are the newest members of the US-led coalition to fight...
This is AP News Minute. 1. The UN General Assembly opens in New York. President Barack Obama spoke earlier on Monday and he is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. 2. Mars just got more interesting. Thats according to NASA. The agency a...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Pope Francis concluded his trip to the US by celebrating mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Philadelphia Sunday. The mass was the last stands biggest event on the popes itinerary as he kept ten-day tour of...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Pope Francis is wrapping up his US visit after visiting three cities before heading back to Rome. The pontiff met Sunday with inmates at a local correctional facility and then his tour with mass honoring families in the hea...
THis is AP News Minute. Pope Francis kicked off the final leg of his US tour in Philadelphia Saturday morning. Earlier, Francis celebrated mass at the city's main cathedral. The pope will end the day by taking part in the world meeting of families. C...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Pope Francis concluded his visit to Washington DC, the first stop on his three-city tour in the US. Earlier, Francis addressed Congress, calling for an end to the death penalty and again stressing the need to take steps to...
This is AP News Minute. High school students in Washington State gave Chinese president Xi Jinping a football and a personalized jersey during his visit to their school. The day was filled with public appearances in the area for Xi and his first lady...
