Category Archives: World
Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State Unive...
Dec 11, 2025
MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) - Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the "MyPillow Guy," officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of ...
Dec 11, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge's order Thursday while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongf...
Dec 11, 2025
Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's next national elections will be held on Feb. 12, the chief election commissioner said Thursday, setting the timetable for a vote to be held 18 months after former...
Dec 11, 2025
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issu...
Dec 11, 2025
Pakistan military court sentences ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, in...
Dec 11, 2025
House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Depart...
Dec 10, 2025
Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian law enforcement officials on Wednesday arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, opening an uncertain chapter in the country's politics...
Dec 10, 2025
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicols Maduro. Usi...
Dec 10, 2025
Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...
Dec 10, 2025
