Category Archives: World
Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools
DALLAS (AP) - Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Chris...
Jun 26, 2026
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following ...
Jun 26, 2026
Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in arson trial over deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree...
Jun 26, 2026
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors ...
Jun 26, 2026
Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza. Owner Steve Cohen says 'fans deserve better'
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green. New York is 34-47 at the season's midpoint following a six-game losing st...
Jun 26, 2026
Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza, replacing him with Andy Green
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green. New York is 34-47 following a six-game losing streak, 15 games behind NL ...
Jun 26, 2026
US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding rea...
Jun 26, 2026
A maple leaf-shaped 'Canadian clapper' sparks a World Cup buzz across Toronto
TORONTO (AP) - A red noisemaker shaped like a maple leaf has become all the rage in Toronto during the World Cup. The "Canadian clapper" has been handed for free out at BMO Field and the city's fan fe...
Jun 26, 2026
Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as ...
Jun 26, 2026
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia's Defense M...
Jun 26, 2026