Category Archives: World
Local sheriff says shots fired inside an Iowa mall
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Shots were fired inside an Iowa mall on Monday, a local sheriff said. There was no immediate word on any injuries. Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane confirmed the shooting Monday in...
Jul 22, 2024
Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn't commit. The ruling i...
Jul 22, 2024
Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Black woman who called 911 for help
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Body camera video released Monday by a prosecutor reveals a chaotic scene in which a Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, who called 911 for help is shot in the face in her h...
Jul 22, 2024
Secret Service director says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency 'failure' in decades
WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency's "most significant operational failure" in decades. Director Kimber...
Jul 22, 2024
Harris looks to lock up the Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering the 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within t...
Jul 22, 2024
US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced...
Jul 22, 2024
Assailant kills 6 people and wounds 6 others at a care home in central Croatia, officials say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding six others, police said. Croatia's police chie...
Jul 22, 2024
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to b...
Jul 22, 2024
A PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
HONG KONG (AP) - A female PhD student at one of China's top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from ...
Jul 22, 2024
Beltré, Helton, Mauer and Leyland inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Adrian Beltr, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fa...
Jul 21, 2024
