Category Archives: World
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 people, police say
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday. The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota ...
Jun 04, 2026
President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican ...
Jun 03, 2026
Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy' and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
BEIRUT (AP) - President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "crazy" in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was "a little bit perturbed" that...
Jun 03, 2026
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republic...
Jun 03, 2026
Congo's soccer team seeks alternatives after Spanish city cancels World Cup warmup game due to Ebola
MADRID (AP) - Congo was still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health co...
Jun 03, 2026
Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. Amanda was located about 1,475 miles (2,...
Jun 03, 2026
Suspect who took 10 people hostage in California standoff has been shot and killed, police say
A man was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday after holding 10 school employees hostage, including some who were tied up, and warning he had strapped explosives to himself and some of the hosta...
Jun 03, 2026
UK Royal Navy says 3 members died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Royal Navy said Wednesday that three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise. The helicopter went down in the county o...
Jun 03, 2026
Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
NEW DELHI (AP) - A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said. The building in the Malviya Nagar neighborh...
Jun 03, 2026
Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens - the latest in back-a...
Jun 03, 2026
