Category Archives: World

Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts, including murder, in a shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers. C...
Jul 24, 2026

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at a London nightclub
LONDON (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023 when he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. Brown, 37, previously had denied...
Jul 24, 2026

Tropical Storm Genevieve forms in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthens to Category 2
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Genevieve formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthened into a Category 2 storm and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecaster...
Jul 24, 2026

German leader Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance
BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections in which a far-right part...
Jul 24, 2026

Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with protesters and community groups de...
Jul 23, 2026

Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall
Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Co...
Jul 23, 2026

Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eli...
Jul 23, 2026

House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and ...
Jul 23, 2026

Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingd...
Jul 23, 2026

Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment
PHOENIX (AP) - Amish Shah won the Democratic primary Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona, delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, whi...
Jul 22, 2026