Category Archives: World
Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move fo...
Mar 05, 2025
Macron says he'll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will confer with European allies on the idea of using France's nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Ru...
Mar 05, 2025
White House confirms 'ongoing talks and discussions' with Hamas officials amid ceasefire uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that U.S. officials have had "ongoing talks and discussions" with Hamas officials. Confirmation of the talks in the Qatari...
Mar 05, 2025
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to drop an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of its first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump began his second term. The...
Mar 05, 2025
Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it's suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility's equipment sparked January's Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structur...
Mar 05, 2025
The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican s...
Mar 05, 2025
US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cyberespionage campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten Chinese hackers have been charged alongside two Chinese law enforcement officers in a global hacking campaign that targeted dissidents, news organizations and U.S. agencies, the ...
Mar 05, 2025
US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in Washington, D.C.,...
Mar 05, 2025
Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze
WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid...
Mar 05, 2025
Greenland's leader says the island 'is ours' in defiance of message from Trump
NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Greenland's prime minister said Wednesday that "Greenland is ours" and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administ...
Mar 05, 2025
