Category Archives: World
Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November election
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendl...
Aug 19, 2026
Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendl...
Aug 19, 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children, British newspaper says
LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, British news media reported lat...
Aug 19, 2026
Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The mission to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologie...
Aug 19, 2026
Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief effo...
Aug 19, 2026
Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - The trial judge who presided over the case of Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed from the case as...
Aug 19, 2026
Brazilian police say at least 23 killed in minibus and truck crash
SAO PAULO (AP) - A minibus and a truck collided head-on in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing at least 23 people and injuring five others early Wednesday, police said. Both vehicles were ...
Aug 19, 2026
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Pales...
Aug 19, 2026
Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
BERLIN (AP) - A Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested on a European warrant in Croatia on Wednesday, G...
Aug 19, 2026
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in ...
Aug 19, 2026