Category Archives: World
A British man is bailed after his arrest in security incident at a US-run military base in England
LONDON (AP) - A 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authoritie...
Oct 8, 2026
Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia
LONDON (AP) - A Royal Navy sailor appeared in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for Russia. Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses under the National Security Act, incl...
Oct 8, 2026
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the US Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) - Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending loc...
Oct 7, 2026
Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennesse...
Oct 7, 2026
Tropical Storm Simon forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Simon formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was located about 175 miles ...
Oct 7, 2026
DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump's administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing tax...
Oct 7, 2026
Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital
MADRID (AP) - Mara del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday w...
Oct 7, 2026
Attacks on Saudi airports claimed by Houthi rebels kill 3 people, officials say
CAIRO (AP) - Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper int...
Oct 7, 2026
Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Christa Pike was "angry and confused" in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee's failed execution attempt, first asking, "Where am I?" her lawyer said Wed...
Oct 7, 2026
FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teen it supplied with an assault rifle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The FBI thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been under investiga...
Oct 7, 2026