Category Archives: World
Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) - Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy ra...
Oct 9, 2026
2 workers seriously injured in an explosion at oil refinery near Athens, officials say
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion at a major oil refinery outside Athens Friday, authorities said. The two men were hospitalized after the blast at the Motor Oil...
Oct 9, 2026
King Charles III paid $2 million to cover cost of ex-Prince Andrew's departure from Windsor estate
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III paid 1.5 million pounds ($2 million) to cover costs owed by the former Prince Andrew, his younger brother, after he was forced to move out of a crown-owned home near Win...
Oct 9, 2026
South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel th...
Oct 9, 2026
Saudi authorities say 3 killed in attacks on Riyadh airport claimed by Houthi rebels
CAIRO (AP) - Three Saudi citizens were killed, including a captain with the national airline, and several other people "of different nationalities" were wounded Thursday in attacks targeting Riyadh's ...
Oct 9, 2026
Pacific storm strengthens into a hurricane far off the coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Simon has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday. The storm was hundreds of 235 miles (380 kilometers) south of ...
Oct 8, 2026
ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said i...
Oct 8, 2026
Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Christa Pike has taken her first steps with assistance, just one week after a failed attempt to execute the Tennessee woman left her in critical condition, her lawyers said Thu...
Oct 8, 2026
Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution...
Oct 8, 2026
The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - After more than 10 months at sea, thousands of sailors Thursday poured out of the the USS Lincoln on San Diego Bay to thunderous cheers, streaming tears and emotional hugs, mar...
Oct 8, 2026