Category Archives: World
Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies, Blanche says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday i...
Jun 02, 2026
Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities sai...
Jun 01, 2026
Russian attack on Ukraine capital kills at least 3 and traps others in damaged buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least three people and trapping others, authorities said. At least 29 people ...
Jun 01, 2026
South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen
COLUMBIA, S.C (AP) - A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61,...
Jun 01, 2026
Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justi...
Jun 01, 2026
US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. The ...
Jun 01, 2026
Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated wi...
Jun 01, 2026
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Don...
Jun 01, 2026
Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence
DENVER (AP) - Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Mo...
Jun 01, 2026
A new trove of Mandelson files brings more bad news for Keir Starmer
LONDON (AP) - Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would "never regret" appointing him as ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on Monday, a pledge that was dra...
Jun 01, 2026
