Category Archives: World
Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday. Lee said that Department of Correction Commissi...
Oct 3, 2026
Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Aaron Siever was never a single-party voter. But now, the 41-year-old from southwest Virginia is more frustrated than ever with the two political parties whose chief accomplishment, ...
Oct 3, 2026
Dual UK-Iranian national released on bail over suspected plot against US-run military base
LONDON (AP) - A dual U.K.-Iranian national arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authori...
Oct 3, 2026
Car drives into large crowd of Australian rugby fans, injuring 10 people north of Sydney
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) - A vehicle drove into a crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney on Saturday, injuring 10 people, including several children, Au...
Oct 2, 2026
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile as tensions grow over border mine blasts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, extending a recent run of weapons tests during heightened tensions between the ...
Oct 2, 2026
Nolo strengthens to a hurricane again in the Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Nolo strengthened to a hurricane again Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the storm was located about 105 miles (165 kilometers) west-southwe...
Oct 2, 2026
Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend regi...
Oct 2, 2026
Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her la...
Oct 2, 2026
Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
MIAMI (AP) - A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign ...
Oct 2, 2026
Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss death
Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday. The...
Oct 2, 2026
