Category Archives: World
Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy in Libya case
PARIS (AP) - A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaig...
Sep 25, 2025
Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge refused on Wednesday to reinstate eight former inspectors general who filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation...
Sep 24, 2025
Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at the Azores
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Gabrielle was racing across the ocean toward the Azores islands, forecasters said. A hurricane...
Sep 24, 2025
1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
DALLAS (AP) - A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others in a t...
Sep 24, 2025
China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme ...
Sep 24, 2025
Drone fired from Yemen hits southern Israeli city of Eilat. Medics say 20 people were wounded
JERUSALEM (AP) - A drone fired from Yemen struck the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday. Medics said at least 22 people were wounded, two of them seriously. It wasn't immediately clear if the...
Sep 24, 2025
1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
DALLAS (AP) - A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others before...
Sep 24, 2025
Malawi President Chakwera concedes defeat in election, with former leader on course for victory
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday in Malawi's elections, saying former leader Peter Mutharika is the "presumptive winner" of the southern African nation's pr...
Sep 24, 2025
Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat
PHOENIX (AP) - Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Ral Grijalva, a progressive Democrat who represented the state for more than two deca...
Sep 23, 2025
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday aft...
Sep 23, 2025