Category Archives: World
Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Kiko intensified again to a Category 4 hurricane on Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. Kiko had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) and th...
Sep 05, 2025
Judge blocks administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the ...
Sep 05, 2025
Alcaraz plays Djokovic and Sinner plays Auger-Aliassime in the U.S. Open men's semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have started their matchup in the U.S. Open men's semifinals Friday. Defending champion Jannik Sinner meets Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second semifi...
Sep 05, 2025
Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building while ramping up offensive to take over the area
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel struck a high-rise building on Friday as the army ramped up an offensive in preparations to take over Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strike on...
Sep 05, 2025
UK deputy prime minister resigns over property taxes
LONDON (AP) - The U.K.'s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she did not meet the ethical standards required for government ministers over a r...
Sep 05, 2025
A passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 15 and injuring 16 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday....
Sep 04, 2025
Thai lawmakers to vote for a new prime minister as candidates promise an early election
BANGKOK (AP) - Thai lawmakers met to select a new prime minister Friday as major parties made competing promises to soon dissolve Parliament and call an election as a way to resolve the country's poli...
Sep 04, 2025
Amanda Anisimova defeats Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open to reach her 2nd Grand Slam final in a row
NEW YORK (AP) - Amanda Anisimova eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended at nearly 1 a.m. Friday and featured two of the most pow...
Sep 04, 2025
Eagles' Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak Prescott
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter wa...
Sep 04, 2025
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in the U.S. Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) - On Aryna Sabalenka's first chance to end her U.S. Open semifinal against Jessica Pegula for the chance to play for a second consecutive trophy, the defending champion dumped what shoul...
Sep 04, 2025
