Category Archives: World
Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 26 students at 2 schools
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - A fire swept through two adjacent schools Thursday in the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo, killing at least 26 students and injuring dozens, the provincial government said. The So...
Sep 10, 2026
Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, a decision that comes as the Supreme Court considers the same case and s...
Sep 10, 2026
Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, a decision that comes as the Supreme Court considers the same case and s...
Sep 10, 2026
Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mok...
Sep 10, 2026
Missouri is poised to revert to former congressional districts after court rejects Trump-backed map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri is poised to hold its November election with congressional districts passed after the last census, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again rejected a new map...
Sep 10, 2026
Tropical Storm Norbert forms in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was about 685 miles (1,102 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip o...
Sep 10, 2026
25 dead after cargo ship catches fire in China's port, state media says
BEIJING (AP) - A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing 25 people, Chinese state media reported Thursday. The ship was being repaired in the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. at th...
Sep 10, 2026
A fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Rescuers struggled on Thursday to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire and burned overnight off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing, ...
Sep 9, 2026
Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans' midterm convention
DALLAS (AP) - President Donald Trump capped Wednesday's opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while mak...
Sep 9, 2026
Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. McKee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state's Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2...
Sep 9, 2026
