Category Archives: World
Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measureme...
Oct 7, 2025
Priscilla nears major hurricane status as new tropical storm forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm formed in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of ...
Oct 7, 2025
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirme...
Oct 6, 2025
Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican a...
Oct 6, 2025
Clarification: Mideast-Wars-Gaza story
CAIRO (AP) - In a story published Oct. 6, 2025, The Associated Press reported that the 1973 war with Israel led to Egypt reclaiming the Sinai Peninsula. The story should have made clear that the war c...
Oct 6, 2025
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein. On the first day of their new term, the justices declined ...
Oct 6, 2025
ICC makes 1st conviction over past atrocities in Sudan's Darfur
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudan...
Oct 6, 2025
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senio...
Oct 6, 2025
French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos
PARIS (AP) - Facing criticism from all sides, France's new prime minister Sbastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the c...
Oct 6, 2025
Hurricane Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting coastal areas. The Miami-based National Hurricane Cente...
Oct 5, 2025
