Category Archives: World
$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out ...
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Push for South Carolina to join congressional redistricting battle fails as Republicans question map
Missouri's top court heard an important legal challenge Tuesday to one of President Donald Trump's earliest redistricting successes, while lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina weigh whether to be...
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Trump downplays differences with China's Xi over Iran as he heads to Beijing for high-stakes summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leade...
7h ago
Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria 's military Tuesday denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend, as attention turned again to a long-running fight a...
10h ago
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as total cases grow to 11
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain's health ministry announced Tues...
15h ago
UK junior minister resigns and calls for Starmer to step down
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost the first member of his government Tuesday as he faced pressure to step down following losses in local elections. Housing, communities and local governme...
17h ago
US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to Israel ...
18h ago
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening fo...
May 11, 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role
President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a surprising comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA's temporary...
May 11, 2026
Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additio...
May 11, 2026