Category Archives: World
Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats’ quest for nominee
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine's U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threate...
Jul 10, 2026
US-Canada bridge set to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say
SAWYER, Mich. (AP) - A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delaye...
Jul 10, 2026
Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday. Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify...
Jul 10, 2026
World Cup quarterfinal resale prices drop, FIFA selling nearly 1,200 more seats for final at $7,380
NEW YORK (AP) - World Cup ticket resale prices dropped for quarterfinal matches following the elimination of co-hosts United States and Mexico, and FIFA has nearly 1,200 seats on sale for the final at...
Jul 10, 2026
Police in the UK arrest a suspect in the killing of former Parliament member Ann Widdecombe
LONDON (AP) - British police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder in the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant. Widdecombe, ...
Jul 10, 2026
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of...
Jul 10, 2026
Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. T...
Jul 10, 2026
One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
MADRID (AP) - One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Several victims of the fire in th...
Jul 10, 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France
LONDON (AP) - After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Fri...
Jul 09, 2026
8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at ...
Jul 09, 2026