Category Archives: World
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's 4th execution using nitrogen gas
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demet...
Feb 06, 2025
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into...
Feb 06, 2025
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S....
Feb 06, 2025
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Develo...
Feb 06, 2025
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S....
Feb 06, 2025
Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter is sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in sports betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax frau...
Feb 06, 2025
12 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' s...
Feb 06, 2025
Democratic attorneys general challenging Musk's staff access to Americans' sensitive personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' s...
Feb 06, 2025
NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The move came one day after President ...
Feb 06, 2025
NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The move came one day after President ...
Feb 06, 2025
