Category Archives: World
Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift
GENEVA (AP) - Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the glob...
Aug 22, 2026
Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Tropical Storm Moke formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said, on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to Hawaii as residents are still reco...
Aug 21, 2026
Plane crashed on second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard, officials say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, auth...
Aug 21, 2026
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court consider...
Aug 21, 2026
Supreme Court chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now. Roberts signed a temp...
Aug 21, 2026
Russian drones kill 15 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more, authorities said. The shopping...
Aug 21, 2026
Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
BOSTON (AP) - The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting several days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled her three young chil...
Aug 21, 2026
Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his f...
Aug 21, 2026
An 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured
GENEVA (AP) - An 18-year-old man with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, leaving one person dead and at least two others seriously injured, a police chief said. Police Chief Tommy Alr...
Aug 21, 2026
Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says
BANGKOK (AP) - An airstrike on Friday by Myanmar's military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar 's central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat, an oppo...
Aug 21, 2026
