Category Archives: World
Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A burst of gunfire rang out late Wednesday in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the Internation...
May 13, 2026
Democratic primary for Nebraska's 'blue dot' US House seat is too early to call
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Democratic primary for a key U.S. House seat in Nebraska was too early to call late Tuesday, as two candidates were separated by a narrow margin in a contest that could decide t...
May 12, 2026
$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out ...
May 12, 2026
Trump's redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri's top court
President Donald Trump's push to redraw the nation's U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires but Missouri's top court upheld a new map that co...
May 12, 2026
Trump downplays differences with China's Xi over Iran as he heads to Beijing for high-stakes summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel's conflict in Iran as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with t...
May 12, 2026
Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria 's military Tuesday denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend, as attention turned again to a long-running fight a...
May 12, 2026
French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
PARIS (AP) - A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sicke...
May 12, 2026
UK junior minister resigns and calls for Starmer to step down
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost the first member of his government Tuesday as he faced pressure to step down following losses in local elections. Housing, communities and local governme...
May 12, 2026
US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to Israel ...
May 12, 2026
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening fo...
May 11, 2026