Category Archives: World

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through th...
Jan 08, 2026

NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
NEW YORK (AP) - NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four wil...
Jan 08, 2026

Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump's call for a 'takeover'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trum...
Jan 08, 2026

House refuses to override Trump vetoes as Republicans stick with president
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump's veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures. Co...
Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is releasing a "significant number" of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country's legislature described Thursday as a ges...
Jan 08, 2026

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully ...
Jan 08, 2026

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump's war powers after Venezuela raid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expan...
Jan 08, 2026

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooti...
Jan 08, 2026

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS (AP) - Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said Thu...
Jan 08, 2026

Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel's prime minister said Thursday, as at least...
Jan 08, 2026