Category Archives: World
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, sending ash cloud 11 miles in the air
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky and depositing ash on vi...
Jul 6, 2025
Australian woman Erin Patterson is convicted of 3 murders for poisoning her in-laws with mushrooms
MORWELL, Australia (AP) - Australian woman Erin Patterson was Monday found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. Th...
Jul 6, 2025
Israel launches airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels, and Houthis launch missile at Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel's military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeti...
Jul 6, 2025
Sheriff says 11 campers are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha says that 11 campers are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas. Dozens of people have been killed since raging floodwater...
Jul 6, 2025
Ship attacked in Red Sea off Yemen with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades, UK maritime agency says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the Briti...
Jul 6, 2025
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the ...
Jul 5, 2025
Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a sto...
Jul 4, 2025
24 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving 24 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday, including more than 20 girls attending ...
Jul 4, 2025
Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic...
Jul 4, 2025
Multiple deaths reported in Texas, rescue efforts underway as flash flooding threatens communities
Multiple deaths have been reported in Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding of a river, while search teams used boats to conduct rescues Friday as fast-moving water threatened riverfront commun...
Jul 4, 2025
