Category Archives: World
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analys...
Oct 21, 2026
Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance 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. Vance was located about 5...
Oct 21, 2026
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency ...
Oct 21, 2026
Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said ...
Oct 21, 2026
Angels fire manager Kurt Suzuki after losing 100 games in his only season
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels have fired manager Kurt Suzuki after he lost 100 games in his only season in charge of the long-struggling club. Baseball operations consultant John Mozel...
Oct 21, 2026
New Mexico attorney general accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of abuse cover-up at ranch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein's attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a spraw...
Oct 21, 2026
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. The decision leaves in plac...
Oct 21, 2026
Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years behind bars
Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, a deal completed during a visit by a top U.S. envoy and at a time w...
Oct 21, 2026
Florida puts 77-year-old man to death for a deputy's killing in its 18th execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ' aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pr...
Oct 20, 2026
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said. The woman began s...
Oct 20, 2026