Category Archives: World
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan
TOKYO (AP) - A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake occurred o...
Dec 11, 2025
Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the Ho...
Dec 11, 2025
FIFA accused of 'monumental betrayal' over latest World Cup ticket prices
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a "monumental betrayal" after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national associations f...
Dec 11, 2025
Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Donald Trump...
Dec 11, 2025
Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A grand jury declined for a second time to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by Presid...
Dec 11, 2025
Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A gas explosion set off a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby homes. Six p...
Dec 11, 2025
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the begin...
Dec 11, 2025
Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State Unive...
Dec 11, 2025
MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) - Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the "MyPillow Guy," officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of ...
Dec 11, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge's order Thursday while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongf...
Dec 11, 2025
