Category Archives: World
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the...
Aug 30, 2026
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the...
Aug 30, 2026
At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus
BODRUM, Turkey (AP) - At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people...
Aug 30, 2026
Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Karina formed Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and swiftly intensified into a dangerous major storm within hours, fueled by warm waters far offshore where it poses no immediate threa...
Aug 30, 2026
Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday, in a ref...
Aug 30, 2026
1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for a ...
Aug 30, 2026
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an...
Aug 29, 2026
An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a "gunfight" Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said. The suspec...
Aug 29, 2026
Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
NEW YORK (AP) - Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, he i...
Aug 29, 2026
Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after a group of young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger's capital in what was seen as a major threat to the country's ruling junta, ac...
Aug 29, 2026