Category Archives: World
Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw its borders because its ...
Jan 21, 2026
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement mem...
Jan 21, 2026
House committee takes first step to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein ...
Jan 21, 2026
Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's bid to wrest control of the nation's c...
Jan 21, 2026
US military transfers the first 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq
AL-HOL, Syria (AP) - The U.S. military said Wednesday it began transferring detainees from the Islamic State group who were held in northeastern Syria to Iraq to ensure they remain in secure facilitie...
Jan 21, 2026
South Korea's former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his pri...
Jan 21, 2026
Divisions emerge among western European nations over Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Divisions emerged Wednesday over Donald Trump's Board of Peace envisaged in the U.S. president's peace plan for Gaza, with some western European countries declining to join while othe...
Jan 20, 2026
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between...
Jan 20, 2026
Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline L...
Jan 20, 2026
Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lindsey Halligan, who, as a hastily appointed Justice Department prosecutor, pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump's adversaries, is leaving her position as he...
Jan 20, 2026
