Category Archives: World
House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It's part of a congressional probe that la...
Aug 05, 2025
California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas' move to pad Republican margin
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in othe...
Aug 04, 2025
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election. The court'...
Aug 04, 2025
Tropical Storm Henriette forms in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Dexter churns in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. Henriette was centered 895 miles (1,440 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the B...
Aug 04, 2025
Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with GOP-friendly congressional map
Texas Democrats on Monday successfully prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans' 2...
Aug 04, 2025
Islamic State-linked fighters displace over 46,000 people in northern Mozambique, UN says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province displaced more than 46,000 people in the space of eight days last month, the United Nations migratio...
Aug 04, 2025
Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The 57-yea...
Aug 04, 2025
Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump
Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House se...
Aug 03, 2025
UN says 68 African migrants were killed when boat capsized off Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - At least 68 African migrants died and 74 others were missing after their boat capsized Sunday in the waters off Yemen, the U.N.'s migration agency said. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the Inte...
Aug 03, 2025
Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection to a second term....
Aug 02, 2025
