Category Archives: World
An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists
BOGOT, Colombia (AP) - An explosive device killed 13 people traveling on a bus in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, an attack the country's army chief described as a "terrorist act" that also left at...
Apr 25, 2026
Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say
CHICAGO (AP) - A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials...
Apr 25, 2026
Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents say
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said. Mali's army said in a state...
Apr 25, 2026
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The mov...
Apr 24, 2026
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two ...
Apr 24, 2026
Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississipp...
Apr 24, 2026
Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged
The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody,...
Apr 24, 2026
Appeals court says Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president's pl...
Apr 24, 2026
QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draft
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Fernando Mendoza's journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night. Turnin...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
Washington (AP) - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said th...
Apr 23, 2026