Category Archives: World
Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped agains...
Feb 13, 2026
Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover's wife and another man
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday. Prosecutors had recommended immediate release for Jul...
Feb 13, 2026
San Francisco teachers, district reach deal after first strike in decades
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district. San Francisco Unified School Dist...
Feb 13, 2026
Germany's leader calls on the US and Europe to 'repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together'
MUNICH (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to "repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together," arguing that even the U.S. isn't powerful enough ...
Feb 13, 2026
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, accor...
Feb 13, 2026
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action
LONDON (AP) - Britain's High Court ruled Friday that the government's decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pendi...
Feb 13, 2026
Trump says change in power in Iran 'would be the best thing that could happen'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action agains...
Feb 12, 2026
Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprising
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially re...
Feb 12, 2026
Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary in the special election to fill the U.S. H...
Feb 12, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. ...
Feb 12, 2026
