Category Archives: World
More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacial collapse
DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) - Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communiti...
Aug 26, 2026
More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) - China's Xinhua News Agency said mudslides Wednesday caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing, while police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that a...
Aug 26, 2026
Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years i...
Aug 26, 2026
Judge denies Minnesota's bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immi...
Aug 26, 2026
Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. Jury to hear closing arguments Thursday
Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arg...
Aug 26, 2026
Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on opponent's past in Texas Senate race
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton's...
Aug 26, 2026
Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot
A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections. The ruling...
Aug 26, 2026
Federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, but the decision will only clear the path for more legal challenges. The decision...
Aug 26, 2026
Prince Harry and wife Meghan arrive in the UK as they make a fresh start in Britain
LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as they make a fresh start in Britain after six years in the United States, U.K. media reported. The news com...
Aug 26, 2026
Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) - Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing Wednesday after suddenly sweepin...
Aug 26, 2026
