Category Archives: World
Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, w...
Oct 14, 2026
Iran says a ship sank after striking a mine in Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East developments
Iran said Wednesday that a cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, with few immediate details. Meanwhile, a hospital in Gaza said that an Israeli strike has killed a wo...
Oct 14, 2026
Houthis struck Saudi oil giant Aramco's headquarters overnight, regional officials say
CAIRO (AP) - Two regional officials say offices belonging to senior executives with Saudi oil giant Aramco were hit in an overnight Houthi strike on the company's headquarters, in the latest demonstra...
Oct 14, 2026
Pope Leo is eating and walking after cancer surgery, but Latin America trip in question
ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and underwent respiratory exercises on Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican sai...
Oct 14, 2026
Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House
A federal judge has extended an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, broadening his support for the journalists by...
Oct 13, 2026
A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she didn't get along...
Oct 13, 2026
Death toll rises to 6 as Hurricane Simon and Rachel remnants unleash floods in Mexico
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - The death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel rose to six Tuesday after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides along Mexico's Pacific coa...
Oct 13, 2026
Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports
Cornell University suspended parties at fraternity houses until next year and is giving state police a role in investigating reports of sexual assault on campus in the school's latest response to outr...
Oct 13, 2026
Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000, with more than 4,300 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain an outbreak spreading across seven provinces,...
Oct 13, 2026
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course until Oct. 26
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday ordered a halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course until Oct. 26, putting a further pause on work at the historic D.C. course tha...
Oct 13, 2026