Category Archives: World
Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack yet but destroys them all, Russian authorities say
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them. Russia destro...
Aug 21, 2024
Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has advanced to November's ranked choice general election for the state's lone U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and ...
Aug 20, 2024
Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the centra...
Aug 20, 2024
Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than ...
Aug 20, 2024
US Rep. Hageman secures Republican nomination in first bid for re-election to Wyoming’s House seat
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming's Republican primary in her first bid for re-election to the House, defeating a little-known attorney who ran as a Democrat in the last election. Hageman beat...
Aug 20, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to ...
Aug 20, 2024
Matt Gaetz and Rick Scott face challengers in Florida primaries
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has his sights on a GOP leadership role, but first he must get past two candidates in the state's Republican primary on Tuesday. Scott, who wo...
Aug 20, 2024
GOP-led challenge to voting by mail rejected by New York's top court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state's highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The...
Aug 20, 2024
Ansari wins the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District after recount
PHOENIX (AP) - Yassamin Ansari, a former Phoenix City Council member, clinched the Democratic nomination for an open congressional district in Arizona, defeating her opponent by 39 votes after the tig...
Aug 20, 2024
Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Both the Army Reserves and local police missed out on opportunities to intervene and potentially stop the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report rel...
Aug 20, 2024
