Category Archives: World

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - An explosion at a suburban Chicago petroleum plant killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff's Office said that one person w...

GENEVA (AP) - U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extr...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was crowned the winner of Drake University's Beautiful Bulldog Contest. The 2-year-old English bulldog beat out 2...

NEW YORK (AP) - The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science - and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. Much of the c...

BANGKOK (AP) - Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the military leaders of the violence-plagued Southeast Asian...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is set on Tuesday to formally announce his plans to run for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn...

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases o...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday. ACLU, L...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr hoisted a non-functioning microphone into the air on Monday as her supporters interrupted proceedings in the state House by chanting "Let Her Speak!" whi...

ATLANTA (AP) - The prosecutor who is investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia said Monday she expects to announce charging dec...