Category Archives: World
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) - The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...
Oct 23, 2025
British ex-soldier acquitted of murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre
LONDON (AP) - A former British paratrooper was found not guilty Thursday on murder charges relating to the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland that saw 13 people killed in a flurry of bull...
Oct 23, 2025
Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult'
JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized on Thursday a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about the annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying it amounted to an "i...
Oct 23, 2025
China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan
BEIJING (AP) - China's ruling Communist Party said Thursday it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of "profound and complex" changes and rising "uncertainty....
Oct 23, 2025
University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The University of Virginia has agreed to abide by White House guidance forbidding discrimination in admissions and hiring, becoming the latest in a growing list of campuses striking ...
Oct 22, 2025
Giants hire Tennessee's Vitello as manager, gambling on a college coach with no pro experience
The San Francisco Giants have hired Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as manager for his first pro coaching job. San Francisco announced the move Wednesday, an unprecedented gamble by president ...
Oct 22, 2025
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sa...
Oct 22, 2025
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state's U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat to help President Dona...
Oct 22, 2025
Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, in what could be the first state visit to ...
Oct 22, 2025
Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and oth...
Oct 22, 2025
