Category Archives: World
Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national
ZURICH (AP) - An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in the Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death toll to 41 a month after the tragedy. The victim died...
Feb 01, 2026
Preparations underway at Rafah crossing a day before Israel says travel to resume
CAIRO (AP) - Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt showed signs of activity as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory was set to resume Monday after years of near-complete isolati...
Feb 01, 2026
Iran's supreme leader warns any US attack would spark 'regional war'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald...
Feb 01, 2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor unio...
Jan 31, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district "...
Jan 31, 2026
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of...
Jan 31, 2026
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
A 5-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas center where they've been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday in...
Jan 31, 2026
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds. Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied ...
Jan 31, 2026
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss in the championship decider here...
Jan 31, 2026
Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killed
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by "terrorists" across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civi...
Jan 31, 2026