Category Archives: World
Democrat wins Minnesota House special election to replace assassinated leader
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to fill the Minnesota House seat of a top Democratic leader who was assassinated, restoring a 67-67 tie and preserving a power-sharing...
Sep 16, 2025
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a not...
Sep 16, 2025
California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in pris...
Sep 16, 2025
Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped ...
Sep 16, 2025
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing is charged with murder as prosecutor says DNA found on rifle trigger
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge on Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence including a text message confession to his partner and a n...
Sep 16, 2025
Israel strikes the Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthi rebels activate air defenses
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Israel on Tuesday launched airstrikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels activated air defenses. The Israeli military said in an update that it struck "mi...
Sep 16, 2025
Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP candidate, says he’ll seek a third term as Minnesota’s governor
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will seek a third term in the 2026 elections, hoping to beat the odds to become the longest-serving governor in a state where voters have usu...
Sep 16, 2025
Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and ...
Sep 16, 2025
Malawians vote for president with their southern African nation gripped by economic turmoil
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Malawians cast their votes Tuesday in elections to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives at a time of economic turmoil in one of the world's least-...
Sep 15, 2025
Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped ...
Sep 15, 2025
