Category Archives: World
World's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car
LONDON (AP) - Fauja Singh, an Indian-born runner nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo who was believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car. He was 114. Local media in...
Jul 15, 2025
Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former D.C. Council member is returning to his seat, five months after he was kicked out for his involvement in a federal bribery investigation. Trayon White defeated three challen...
Jul 15, 2025
Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protest...
Jul 15, 2025
Florida puts a man to death for killing 2 outside a bar, the 26th US execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was executed Tuesday evening, the 26th person put to death in t...
Jul 15, 2025
Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senato...
Jul 15, 2025
Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison
LONDON (AP) - Two men who cut down England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison. The tree stood for nearly 150 years before Daniel Graham and Adam Carru...
Jul 15, 2025
The UK says thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain under a secret resettlement program
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be tar...
Jul 15, 2025
Mariners' Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) - Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final ro...
Jul 14, 2025
Cruz hits 513-foot homer, joins Raleigh, Caminero and Buxton in Home Run Derby semifinals
ATLANTA (AP) - Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle's Cal Rale...
Jul 14, 2025
Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed fo...
Jul 14, 2025
