Category Archives: World
UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state's role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for d...
Jul 2, 2026
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
BANGKOK (AP) - An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said. A total of 35 monks from Mukdah...
Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken w...
Jul 2, 2026
A major Russian attack kills 20 in Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes disrupt Moscow's oil sector
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 20 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said...
Jul 1, 2026
Tropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Douglas formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Douglas was located abo...
Jul 1, 2026
2 people arrested after hanging banner about 'the power of love' on Empire State Building antenna
NEW YORK (AP) - Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about "the power of love" at midday Wednesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking self...
Jul 1, 2026
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says...
Jul 1, 2026
Children found in 'deplorable' Ohio home were part of same family
HAMDEN, Ohio (AP) - The 16 children found living in "deplorable" conditions inside a small, dilapidated rural Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday. Authorities arrested four...
Jul 1, 2026
Monaco authorities detain then release a person in their probe of this week's explosion
MONACO (AP) - Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they "very actively" pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties...
Jul 1, 2026
Fire in Belgian apartment block leaves at least 5 people dead, many injured
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - At least five people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said. The blaze broke out mid-morni...
Jul 1, 2026
