Category Archives: World
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge sa...
Dec 09, 2025
Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sex...
Dec 09, 2025
Long Island's Bruce Blakeman is running for governor, will challenge Stefanik in Republican primary
Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York's City's suburbs, announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, setting up a primary clash with fellow Trump ally U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik....
Dec 09, 2025
Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with La...
Dec 09, 2025
International court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Criminal Court sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years imprisonment Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against ...
Dec 09, 2025
A fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 22 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, police said. Flames engulfed the...
Dec 09, 2025
Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuania's government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent wee...
Dec 09, 2025
Indiana Senate committee advance redistricting legislation backed by Trump toward final floor vote
State senators in Indiana advanced a proposal to redraw the state's congressional boundaries Monday, although it is not clear if it has the support to become law in a final vote expected later this we...
Dec 08, 2025
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejected her bid for freedom
DENVER (AP) - A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach sc...
Dec 08, 2025
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senat...
Dec 08, 2025
