Category Archives: World
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
LONDON (AP) - Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of mill...
Jan 28, 2026
Senior state official among 5 dead after private plane crash in western India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A private plane carrying a senior state official crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, aviation authorities said. The Learjet 45 was en route from I...
Jan 27, 2026
South Korea's former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes re...
Jan 27, 2026
Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over fe...
Jan 27, 2026
2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a n...
Jan 27, 2026
US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy
MILAN (AP) - News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be present during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outr...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge finds Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal; Gov. Moore backs map in Maryland
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state's Congressional maps was illegal, setting back the party's efforts to pi...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America's di...
Jan 27, 2026
US says it's taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro's ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with th...
Jan 27, 2026
Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexi...
Jan 27, 2026
