Category Archives: World
A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad for 2004 killings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, voluntee...
Nov 14, 2025
A bus crashes into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing 3 people and injuring 3
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, police said. Authorities were alerted to the crash at 3:23 p.m. on ...
Nov 14, 2025
New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) - A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was...
Nov 14, 2025
Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says, as tensions remain high in region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian t...
Nov 14, 2025
Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, health officials in Gaza say
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (AP) - Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling the terms of the fragile U....
Nov 14, 2025
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosi...
Nov 13, 2025
Man is executed in Florida for the killing of a 6-year-old girl abducted from her bedroom
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening in a record 16th execution in Florida this year. Bryan Fre...
Nov 13, 2025
Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University System regents adopted a new policy on Thursday requiring professors to receive approval from the school's president to discuss some race and gen...
Nov 13, 2025
BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there's no basis for a defamation claim
LONDON (AP) - The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion la...
Nov 13, 2025
Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The latest city bracing for the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, ...
Nov 13, 2025