Category Archives: World
North Korea says it test-fired cruise missiles ahead of Trump’s visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Wednesday it fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald T...
Oct 28, 2025
Florida man executed for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr. was ...
Oct 28, 2025
Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left ...
Oct 28, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...
Oct 28, 2025
Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions wer...
Oct 28, 2025
Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, but did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure funding ...
Oct 28, 2025
A North Carolina man is charged with murder after telling authorities he killed his kids
ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man who told authorities he had killed four of his children and that the bodies were in the trunk of a vehicle at his home has been charged with murder after sher...
Oct 28, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...
Oct 28, 2025
Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official Bovino on Chicago immigration crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her each evening to discuss the government's immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, an extraordinary step fol...
Oct 28, 2025
Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killi...
Oct 28, 2025