Category Archives: World
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration's plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the Uni...
Aug 29, 2025
Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for Pr...
Aug 29, 2025
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t run again, creating an open seat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Friday that she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that's controlled 4-3 by liberal...
Aug 29, 2025
Mauritania's coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the ...
Aug 29, 2025
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris. That's according to a senior White House official. Former vice presidents typica...
Aug 29, 2025
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military on Friday said it was suspending mid-day pauses allowing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a "a dangerous combat zone." The city ...
Aug 29, 2025
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ...
Aug 29, 2025
South Korea's former prime minister and former first lady indicted
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean special prosecutors indicted the wife of jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on criminal charges Friday. The indictments of ...
Aug 28, 2025
Man convicted of triple murder put to death in Florida's record 11th execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. C...
Aug 28, 2025
New trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers...
Aug 28, 2025
