Category Archives: World
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump swiftly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, after it wo...
Apr 30, 2026
UK raises national terror threat level after the stabbing of 2 Jewish men
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government on Thursday said that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a do...
Apr 30, 2026
Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means' path forward stalled in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) - Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday. Accompanying th...
Apr 30, 2026
Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner an...
Apr 30, 2026
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's congressional primaries won't be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional distr...
Apr 30, 2026
Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate, pointing to a lack of campaign funds to keep up in one of the most competitive races in the country that ...
Apr 30, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard ...
Apr 30, 2026
New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Th...
Apr 29, 2026
House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but sto...
Apr 29, 2026