Category Archives: World
Helicopter with 6 aboard crashes in Zimbabwe with no survivors, officials say
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A helicopter with six people on board crashed in a rural part of Zimbabwe on Wednesday and it appears there were no survivors, officials said. Among the victims was a prominent...
Sep 30, 2026
Police say parents to face charges after a Michigan toddler displayed a gun at daycare
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The parents of a Detroit-area toddler who pulled a loaded pistol out of his backpack at a daycare will face charges in the case, police said Wednesday. In a statement, po...
Sep 30, 2026
Hurricane Rachel forms in Pacific Ocean, no threat to land, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean but posed no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. Rachel was located about 380 miles (615 kilometers) west of Lazaro ...
Sep 30, 2026
Hurricane Rachel forms in Pacific Ocean, no threat to land, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Rachel was located about 380 ...
Sep 30, 2026
UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped
LONDON (AP) - A pilot program between the U.K. and France that aimed to curb the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, Britain's government said Wednesday. ...
Sep 30, 2026
UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. has "strong indications" that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnh...
Sep 30, 2026
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was...
Sep 30, 2026
US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque - an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights - on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judg...
Sep 30, 2026
Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after 12-year mission against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting Presiden...
Sep 30, 2026
Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz
TORONTO (AP) - Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister...
Sep 30, 2026