Category Archives: World
Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people in his apartment
TOKYO (AP) - A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitte...
Jun 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Fran...
Jun 26, 2025
Prosecutors tell judge government plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country that's not El Salvador
Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday that the government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to deport him to a country that is not El Salvador upon his release...
Jun 26, 2025
Iran's supreme leader warns against further American attacks in his first statement since ceasefire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday his country had delivered a "slap to America's face" with its strike on an American base in Qatar, and ...
Jun 26, 2025
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian Pr...
Jun 25, 2025
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for 1976 killing
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - The longest-serving man on Mississippi's death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom schem...
Jun 25, 2025
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear challenges to the state's congressional district boundaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state's current congressional dis...
Jun 25, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail while attorneys debate whether he’ll be deported if released
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain in jail for at least a few more days while attorneys in the federal smuggling case against him spar over whether prosecutors have the ability t...
Jun 25, 2025
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate 'ironclad commitment' to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their "ironclad commitment" to come ...
Jun 25, 2025
Iran executes 3 more prisoners over allegedly spying for Israel, state media say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with...
Jun 24, 2025
