Category Archives: World
Israel says militants in Gaza have handed over to the Red Cross a body believed to be a hostage
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's army said Thursday that militants in Gaza have handed over to the Red Cross a body believed to be a hostage. Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 10, th...
Nov 13, 2025
Oklahoma governor spares the life of death row inmate just before scheduled lethal injection
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man's sentence to life in pr...
Nov 13, 2025
The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha Me...
Nov 13, 2025
Hundreds evacuated and dozens hospitalized after an ammonia gas leak in Oklahoma
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city in Oklahoma and others were told to shelter in place after a tanker truck that was leaking in a hotel parking lot spewed a plume...
Nov 13, 2025
Truck crash in South Korea market kills 2 people and injures 18, officials say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea's Bucheon city, fire and police officials...
Nov 12, 2025
Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Dana Williamson, a former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from for...
Nov 12, 2025
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last he...
Nov 12, 2025
Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he took bribes to help gamblers win bets placed on pitches he threw. His teammate, Guardians former...
Nov 12, 2025
Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he and teammate Emmanuel Clase took bribes to help gamblers win bets placed on pitches they threw. T...
Nov 12, 2025
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price o...
Nov 12, 2025