Category Archives: World
Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a new congressional map to give the GOP another seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, b...
May 29, 2026
Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the Trum...
May 29, 2026
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president...
May 29, 2026
Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday. The crash happ...
May 29, 2026
Kenyan police arrest 8 students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls school fire
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan police arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson, authorities said Friday, after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and inju...
May 29, 2026
Man wanted over 3 killings apprehended after an intense search of Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU (AP) - A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii's Big Island that had left residents on edge. Police said Jacob Bake...
May 28, 2026
A man wanted for three killings has been apprehended after an intense search of Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU (AP) - A man wanted in the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii's Big Island, police said. Police said they deployed "significant resources" to find...
May 28, 2026
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) - Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. ...
May 28, 2026
Explosion and fire at a Dallas apartment building kills at least 3 people, including a child
DALLAS (AP) - An explosion and massive fire at a Dallas apartment building Thursday killed a child and at least two other people following a blast that shook nearby homes and happened while firefighte...
May 28, 2026
US government labels Brazil's 2 biggest drug gangs as foreign terrorist organizations
SAO PAULO (AP) - The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that it will designate Brazil's two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move the South Ameri...
May 28, 2026