World

U-Haul hits, injures several pedestrians on NYC sidewalk

NEW YORK (AP) - A man drove a U-Haul truck onto a sidewalk, striking and injuring several pedestrians in New York City on Monday before police captured him following a chase. The truck sped through th...

Feb 13, 2023

Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report

ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has ordered the release of parts of a report produced by a special grand jury that investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow 20...

Feb 13, 2023

Israeli jets hit militant site in Gaza after rocket attack

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Residents of the Gaza Strip said Israeli aircraft launched a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the coastal Palestinian territory early Monday. The airstrikes appea...

Feb 12, 2023

'Unidentified object' downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials said an "unidentified object" has been shot down Sunday for the third time in as many days, this time over Lake Huron, after earlier downings in Alaska and Canada. Rep...

Feb 12, 2023

Cyprus exit poll shows ex-minister leading presidential vote

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - An exit poll from the presidential election in ethnically divided Cyprus shows a former foreign minister leading a career diplomat by a tight margin in a runoff vote. According ...

Feb 12, 2023

Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33K

ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant...

Feb 12, 2023

Rescue teams find more survivors of devastating quakes

ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) - Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled five members of a single family alive from the wreckage of their home, 129 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the region. Rescuers on Sa...

Feb 11, 2023

AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months turned over to federal investigators additional documents with classified markings as well as a laptop belonging to a ...

Feb 10, 2023

Nicaraguan judge sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Nicaraguan judge sentenced Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando lvarez to 26 years in prison Friday, one day after he refused to get on a flight to the United States with 222 other priso...

Feb 10, 2023

Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flyi...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 10, 2023