Category Archives: World
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police sai...
Sep 23, 2026
ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Wednesday of crimes against humanity for abusing and torturing prisoners a...
Sep 23, 2026
Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico's southwest as Nolo closes in on Hawaii
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane. Forecasters also warned another system headed for...
Sep 23, 2026
A mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11, including a pregnant woman
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Three shooters killed at least 11 people including a woman who was believed to be pregnant in a late-night attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday...
Sep 23, 2026
Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to the Supreme Court for the third time
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fight over Missouri's congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by Pr...
Sep 22, 2026
Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may "annihilate" the Islamic ...
Sep 22, 2026
Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, paving the way for more U.S. bases in ...
Sep 22, 2026
Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed more than 260 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years in pr...
Sep 22, 2026
No charges in Nolan Wells' death following grand jury review
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A grand jury has found there wasn't evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf...
Sep 22, 2026
Polo strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday in the eastern Pacific off southwestern Mexico and was forecast to bring heavy rain to southwestern Mexico but remain offshore. It had ...
Sep 22, 2026