Category Archives: World
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026
Investigators of fatal plane crash in Maine should examine its deicing process, expert says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The business jet that crashed Sunday evening while trying to take off in a snowstorm in Maine and killed at least a half dozen people is a plane model that has a history of prob...
Jan 26, 2026
Israel recovers the last hostage's remains in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Monday it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of ...
Jan 26, 2026
ICC judges find former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Monday that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial, after postponing an earlier hearing ove...
Jan 26, 2026
Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Bombardier Challeng...
Jan 25, 2026
Minneapolis mourns ICU nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent as a warmhearted neighbor and caregiver
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As Minneapolis mourned the intensive care nurse killed by Border Patrol officers in a hail of gunfire, those who knew Alex Pretti came forward Sunday to dispute the narrative of top...
Jan 25, 2026
Ferry with more than 350 people sinks in the southern Philippines leaving at least 15 dead
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank during the night early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines and rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and ...
Jan 25, 2026
25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says
GOMA, Congo (AP) - An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people early Sunday, a rights group based in Ituri province said. The dead from the attack by...
Jan 25, 2026
Ice from winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South
A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and paralyzing air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped ...
Jan 25, 2026
