World

Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after a missile launch from Yemen, Israeli army says

JERUSALEM (AP) - Air raid sirens have sounded in central Jerusalem and other parts of Israel after a missile launch from Yemen, the Israeli army announced. The launch came hours after Israel said it i...

Mar 20, 2025

Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eicho...

Mar 20, 2025

Oklahoma executes a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home invasion and robbery

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at ...

Mar 20, 2025

American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by U.S. and Qatari negot...

Mar 20, 2025

French citizen Olivier Grondeau freed after imprisonment in Iran, Macron says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days has been freed, French officials said Thursday. The release of Olivier Grondeau comes as France and the rest of...

Mar 20, 2025

Israeli strikes on Gaza hit houses and kill dozens

DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, medics in the territory said Thursday. The strikes hit houses in the cities of Khan Youn...

Mar 20, 2025

Pentagon reviews plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantánamo by as much as half

WASHINGTON (AP) - Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantnamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half, becau...

Mar 19, 2025

Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 mil...

Mar 19, 2025

Arizona executes a man who murdered his girlfriend's ex-husband

FLORENCE, Arizona (AP) - An Arizona man who kidnapped and murdered his girlfriend's ex-husband was executed Wednesday, the second of four prisoners scheduled to be put to death this week in the U.S. A...

Mar 19, 2025

Vatican says Pope Francis is improving and no longer needs mechanical help to breathe

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis's condition continued to improve Wednesday and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe at night, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pon...

Mar 19, 2025