Category Archives: World
James Solomon is elected Jersey City mayor, turning away ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey’s comeback bid
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - James Solomon was elected mayor of Jersey City on Tuesday, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's bid for a political comeback more than two decades after a scandalo...
Dec 2, 2025
Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump during a lengthy Cabinet meeting on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are...
Dec 2, 2025
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., a move tha...
Dec 2, 2025
Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital bed
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first appearance before a judge via vi...
Dec 2, 2025
Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the "fog of war" in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During a Ca...
Dec 2, 2025
Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts on the conclave, reflects on spirituality and future travels
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himse...
Dec 2, 2025
The Latest: US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year ...
Dec 2, 2025
Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostag...
Dec 2, 2025
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of coca...
Dec 2, 2025
Pope Leo XIV sends message of support to southern Lebanon as he ends 1st foreign trip
BEIRUT (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he offe...
Dec 2, 2025
