World

Zelenskyy: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and children in its war against Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Tuesday that Russia is "weaponizing" everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine. W...

Sep 19, 2023

Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Sacramento prosecutor is suing California's capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments. Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says his office asked the city...

Sep 19, 2023

At UN, Biden looks to send message to world leaders and voters about leadership under his watch

NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a robust case that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian...

Sep 19, 2023

UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gathered under one roof Tuesday to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity...

Sep 19, 2023

Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after release and tearfully embrace loved ones

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday after being freed as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion...

Sep 19, 2023

Azerbaijan announces an 'anti-terrorist operation' targeting Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Azerbaijan on Tuesday began what it called an "anti-terrorist operation" targeting Armenian military positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and officials in that region said ...

Sep 19, 2023

Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities have found a debris field from an F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety. The debris field w...

Sep 18, 2023

‘El Chapo’ son Ovidio Guzmán López pleads not guilty to US drug and money laundering charges

CHICAGO (AP) - Ovidio Guzmn Lpez, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmn, pleaded not guilty Monday to drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges during his first cou...

Sep 18, 2023

A suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A man has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who was shot as he sat in a patrol car, authorities said Monday. Los Angeles County Sheri...

Sep 18, 2023

Former NFL player Sergio Brown's mother is found dead, and now he is missing

MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities searched Monday for a former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home. Relatives told officers Saturday i...

Sep 18, 2023