Category Archives: World
Harvey Epstein wins NYC Council primary, defeating Anthony Weiner's comeback bid
NEW YORK (AP) - State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat in lower Manhattan, thwarting former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's long-shot attempt t...
Jul 1, 2025
Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, defeating ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo
NEW YORK (AP) - Zohran Mamdani has won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, a new vote count confirmed Tuesday, cementing his stunning upset of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sending him to the g...
Jul 1, 2025
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90. Swaggart death was announc...
Jul 1, 2025
Wimbledon: Defending champ Barbora Krejcikova comes back to beat Alexandra Eala of the Philippines
LONDON (AP) - Barbora Krejcikova needed a comeback to avoid becoming the second consecutive Wimbledon women's champion to lose in the first round a year later at the All England Club, eventually elimi...
Jul 1, 2025
Hurricane Flossie is now a Category 2 off the Pacific coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 2 cyclone Tuesday morning off the Pacific coast of Mexico, forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Flossie had maximum sustained ...
Jul 1, 2025
Russia's ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's former deputy defense minister was convicted on Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed a 13-year prison sentence in a high-profile case that exposed ...
Jul 1, 2025
Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say
BERLIN (AP) - A man suspected of gathering information on Jewish locations and individuals in Berlin for Iranian intelligence, possibly with a view to carrying out attacks, has been arrested in Denmar...
Jul 1, 2025
3 leaders at UK hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering babies are arrested
LONDON (AP) - Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police said Tuesday. The people under in...
Jul 1, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's going to Washington next week to meet with Trump
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials. Speaking to a meeting of his Cab...
Jul 1, 2025
Barcelona records the hottest June in over 100 years as a heat wave grips Europe
PARIS (AP) - Barcelona has recorded its hottest month of June since records started over a century ago, Spain's national weather service said. The Can Fabra Observatory, located on a hill overlooking ...
Jul 1, 2025
