World

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Attorneys for Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr filed a lawsuit Monday in which they asked a court to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for c...

May 01, 2023

Maryland Democratic Sen. Cardin to announce retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland is expected to announce his retirement Monday after serving three terms, opening a rare vacancy in the Senate ahead of the 2024 election, accor...

May 01, 2023

Al Jazeera says long-held correspondent released in Egypt

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The satellite news network Al Jazeera said Monday that a correspondent for one of its channels held in Egypt since 2019 has been released from pre-trial detention. T...

May 01, 2023

Kraken beat Avs 2-1, eliminate defending Stanley Cup champs

DENVER (AP) - Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win ...

Apr 30, 2023

Panthers oust record-setting Bruins 4-3 in OT in Game 7

BOSTON (AP) - Brandon Montour tied it with 1 minute left in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 Game 7 victory on Sunday n...

Apr 30, 2023

Paraguay's long-ruling party takes big lead in early returns

ASUNCIN, Paraguay (AP) - The long-governing Colorado Party appeared headed to extending its hold on Paraguayan politics as early returns from Sunday's election gave a substantial lead to its president...

Apr 30, 2023

Manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect, reward offered

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement officers said Sunday they've been unable to find a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town, offering $80,000 in total reward money in ho...

Apr 30, 2023

Search area widened for Texas gunman after 5 killed

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) - A Texas sheriff said Saturday that authorities have widened the search area for a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors near Houston. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg C...

Apr 29, 2023

US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation's port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land jour...

Apr 29, 2023

Army grounds aviators for training after fatal Alaska crash

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Army says Friday that it has grounded non-critical aviators for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the...

Apr 28, 2023