Category Archives: World
Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state's parole board...
Sep 26, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrike kills 20 in Lebanon
Nineteen Syrian refugees and a Lebanese national were killed in northeast Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building housing workers, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Thursday. State-run Na...
Sep 26, 2024
FBI seizes NYC mayor's phone ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against t...
Sep 26, 2024
FBI agents seen entering NYC mayor's residence ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents were seen entering the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing criminal charges against the Democra...
Sep 26, 2024
Helene is upgraded to Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Helene strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Thursday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The huge storm's center is expected to make landfall in...
Sep 26, 2024
Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers, killing 23 of them and wounding eight other people, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported Thursday. The National...
Sep 26, 2024
Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death r...
Sep 25, 2024
Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on de...
Sep 25, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. T...
Sep 25, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed, according to two people familiar with the matter. The charges agains...
Sep 25, 2024
