Category Archives: World

Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump's name on the iconic performing arts venue, accordin...
Sep 15, 2026

Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or grounds in any way
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center on Tuesday from returning President Donald Trump 's name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation ef...
Sep 15, 2026

US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments...
Sep 15, 2026

Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were "no...
Sep 15, 2026

2 US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini
MANZINI, Eswatini (AP) - Soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel last week, the country's government said. The U.S. personnel were shot during an ant...
Sep 15, 2026

Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders
LONDON (AP) - An appeals court judge issued a scathing report Tuesday that found dysfunctional management and a "complete failure" to protect babies at the British hospital where neonatal nurse Lucy L...
Sep 15, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already...
Sep 14, 2026

McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell's three-mo...
Sep 14, 2026

Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
MIAMI (AP) - A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case that accused him of bribing officials to win lucrative contracts to import ...
Sep 14, 2026

Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump as center confronts solvency worries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump's name to the facility's exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its "precar...
Sep 14, 2026