Category Archives: World
Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
ECONE, Switzerland (AP) - A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and ...
Jul 1, 2026
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win fo...
Jun 30, 2026
Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September
President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decid...
Jun 30, 2026
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eig...
Jun 30, 2026
Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief flo...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who ...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's six-j...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's conse...
Jun 30, 2026
Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
MONACO (AP) - An explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people, the chief prosecutor in the exclusive Mediterrane...
Jun 30, 2026
Jury finds alleged MS-13 members guilty of murder and racketeering in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A jury convicted three men who prosecutors say were members of the violent MS-13 gang in a federal racketeering case involving nine killings in Las Vegas and Los Angeles between 2017 ...
Jun 29, 2026
