Category Archives: World
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) - With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two F...
Jan 20, 2025
Just minutes before he leaves office, Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been "subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt ...
Jan 20, 2025
FBI acting chief says he's retiring as Trump's pick to lead the bureau awaits Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email h...
Jan 20, 2025
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
WASHINGTON (AP) - With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two F...
Jan 20, 2025
FBI acting director says in email that he's retiring from bureau
WASHINGTON (AP) - Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email h...
Jan 20, 2025
Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office
CESSON-SEVIGNE, France (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Monday to "wake up" and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power. Macr...
Jan 20, 2025
What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is returning to the White House ready to immediately overhaul the government using the fastest tool he has - the executive order. He's looking on his first day to increa...
Jan 20, 2025
Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms
BOSTON (AP) - Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures while the East Coast contends with a thick blanket of snow and the ...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in as the 47th president on M...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump will issue a series of executive orders to remake immigration policies
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America's immigration policies, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending b...
Jan 20, 2025
