Category Archives: World
Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, we...
Jun 05, 2026
Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump's settlement fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion...
Jun 05, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in what will be his first visit in nearly seven years. His trip will the latest in a ser...
Jun 04, 2026
House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would...
Jun 04, 2026
Murder charge dropped for Arkansas sheriff nominee who killed daughter’s alleged abuser
A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter's alleged abuser. Special Circu...
Jun 04, 2026
US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Daz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure...
Jun 04, 2026
US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba's President Miguel Daz-Canel, along with four other individuals, according to a filing Thursday on the U.S. Treasury Department websit...
Jun 04, 2026
Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police. The appe...
Jun 04, 2026
Prosecutors lose appeal in Arizona's fake elector case and vow to present it again to a grand jury
PHOENIX (AP) - One of the three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trump's supporters to overturn the 2020 election results appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizo...
Jun 04, 2026
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Depar...
Jun 04, 2026
