Category Archives: World
Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can't agree on first-degree murder charge
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a...
Oct 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) - Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged...
Oct 29, 2025
Protests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and cal...
Oct 29, 2025
UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected ...
Oct 29, 2025
Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people including patients in a hospital after they seized el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region over the weekend, according to the U.N...
Oct 29, 2025
Exit poll suggests Dutch election result too close to call, with center-left party slightly ahead
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - An exit poll published immediately after voting ended Wednesday in the Netherlands' general election suggested the result was too close to call, with the center-left D66 ...
Oct 28, 2025
Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 10...
Oct 28, 2025
Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) - Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture domin...
Oct 28, 2025
Tanzania deploys the military and imposes a curfew on election day after protests erupt
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Tanzania 's presidential election teetered toward chaos on Wednesday as protests erupted, the military was deployed, internet service was cut and a curfew was announced in the co...
Oct 28, 2025
Shohei Ohtani has an off night in his two-way World Series debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - This time, Shohei Ohtani was just ordinary. A night after the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar treated baseball fans to one of the greatest performances in World Series histor...
Oct 28, 2025
