Category Archives: World
2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a n...
Jan 27, 2026
US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy
MILAN (AP) - News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be present during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outr...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge finds Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal; Gov. Moore backs map in Maryland
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state's Congressional maps was illegal, setting back the party's efforts to pi...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America's di...
Jan 27, 2026
US says it's taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro's ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with th...
Jan 27, 2026
Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexi...
Jan 27, 2026
Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity
OTTAWA - Canadians must reflect on the consequences of ignorance and hatred, Prime MInister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. Speaking at the event at the ...
Jan 27, 2026
More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville. But after she and her husband ...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, ...
Jan 27, 2026
Dutch court jails Eritrean man for 20 years over 'cruel' people smuggling
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch court convicted an Eritrean man on Tuesday of people smuggling and extortion and sentenced him to the maximum 20 years imprisonment, saying that he and his accomp...
Jan 27, 2026
