Category Archives: World
A former teacher shot by student, 6, wins $10M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A jury in Virginia on Thursday awarded $10 million to a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student and later accused an ex-administrator in a lawsuit of ignoring repe...
Nov 6, 2025
San Diego Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as manager
The San Diego Padres have hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager. Stammen got a three-year contract Thursday to begin his first managerial job at any level of the sport. The longtime ...
Nov 6, 2025
Sudan's paramilitary group agrees on truce proposed by US-led mediator group
CAIRO (AP) - The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce proposed by a U.S.-l...
Nov 6, 2025
Sudanese paramilitary group agrees to humanitarian truce proposed by US-led mediators
CAIRO (AP) - The Rapid Support Force, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by ...
Nov 6, 2025
Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country. The airstrikes came h...
Nov 6, 2025
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the m...
Nov 6, 2025
Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 20...
Nov 6, 2025
Attackers board ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said, likely the latest attack by ...
Nov 6, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) - Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region with fierce winds and torrential rain after leaving more than 100 peo...
Nov 5, 2025
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in "inhumane" conditions. ...
Nov 5, 2025