Category Archives: World
Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Former Ecuadorian President Lenn Moreno was sentenced Friday to 5 years in prison after a court found him guilty of accepting bribes from a Chinese company in exchange for helpin...
Aug 28, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays set for new $2.3B stadium project after county and city approve financing plan
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ba...
Aug 28, 2026
FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidate...
Aug 28, 2026
National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on Washington's sightline
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump's proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washi...
Aug 28, 2026
Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration enforcement
U.S. Immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration officials an...
Aug 28, 2026
Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before t...
Aug 28, 2026
President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump's effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president's bid to move the state court case to federal court and h...
Aug 28, 2026
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures publi...
Aug 28, 2026
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of potential brides from the Europ...
Aug 28, 2026
Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that ki...
Aug 27, 2026