Category Archives: World
49ers Pearsall shot during attempted robbery in San Fran, condition 'serious but stable'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest Saturday during an attempted robbery in central San Francisco, officials said, and he was reported to be in serious but st...
Aug 31, 2024
Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) - Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol...
Aug 31, 2024
Sudden death of 'Johnny Hockey' means more hard times for beleaguered Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets officials could hardly believe their luck when they persuaded superstar Johnny Gaudreau to pass up larger markets and sign here two years ago. Ecstatic fans looked to "Johnny Hoc...
Aug 31, 2024
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) - A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza's Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed e...
Aug 31, 2024
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost
NEW YORK (AP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz was, bowing out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Po...
Aug 30, 2024
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost
NEW YORK (AP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz was, bowing out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Po...
Aug 30, 2024
7 US troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Seven American troops were hurt in a joint raid with Iraqi commandos targeting the Islamic State group, the United States military told The Associated Press on Satur...
Aug 30, 2024
Dallas officer killed and 2 wounded by man who targeted police, chief says
DALLAS (AP) - A man accused of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer and wounding two others was targeting police, the police chief said Friday. "Our officers were targeted for nothing more than th...
Aug 30, 2024
Measures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A group seeking to legalize marijuana for medical use in Nebraska has gathered enough signatures to get the issue before voters in November, the state's top election official said F...
Aug 30, 2024
Escaped killer who was on the run in Pennsylvania for 2 weeks pleads guilty to escape charges
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania's rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges. Danilo Cav...
Aug 30, 2024
