Category Archives: World

Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida's Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rar...
Jun 6, 2024

Poland’s military says a soldier who was stabbed at the border with Belarus has died
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's military says a soldier who was stabbed last month from behind a barrier at the border with Belarus has died. It said the soldier was stabbed in the chest by a migrant w...
Jun 6, 2024

Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the deaths of two more women
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - The New York architect previously accused of murdering four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more wome...
Jun 6, 2024

Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by saying "we will not walk away" from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more o...
Jun 6, 2024

Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Spain is the firs...
Jun 6, 2024

Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to del...
Jun 5, 2024

At least 4 people killed, 23 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
PRAGUE (AP) - A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 23 others, officials said early Thursday. Interior Minister Vt Ra...
Jun 5, 2024

The sun rises over Normandy's beaches on D-Day's 80th anniversary
UTAH BEACH, France (AP) - As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it's rising again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago, kicking off intense anniversary commemor...
Jun 5, 2024

Israel’s military says it targeted 'Hamas compound' in a school. Hamas-linked media says 39 killed
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Thursday it targeted what it called a "Hamas compound" inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media reported killed at least 32 people...
Jun 5, 2024

Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to rep...
Jun 5, 2024