Category Archives: World
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his h...
May 20, 2025
Larry Krasner wins Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for a third term as district attorney
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia's Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney for another four years in the heavily Demo...
May 20, 2025
Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shig...
May 20, 2025
Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, ...
May 20, 2025
US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday. Those remov...
May 20, 2025
The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
BARCELONA (AP) - The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria's economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU's top diplomat announced Tuesday. Foreign policy chief Kaja...
May 20, 2025
Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a toilet covering a hole in the wall that 10 men squeezed through to break out of ...
May 20, 2025
Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaz...
May 20, 2025
Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he'll be spending less on political campaigns. His decision, whi...
May 20, 2025
U.K. says it is suspending free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over the West Bank
LONDON (AP) - The British government says it will suspend new free trade negotiations with Israel and has leveled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes sanctions military acti...
May 20, 2025
