Category Archives: World

Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating ...
Dec 05, 2022

Ex-Miami congressman Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela's socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investiga...
Dec 05, 2022

Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday changed its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money...
Dec 05, 2022

Russia's Putin drives across repaired bridge to Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale Monday by driving a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that a truck bomb had damaged in October. Putin took the wheel of a M...
Dec 05, 2022

Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host Jewish leaders this week to discuss a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States. The Whi...
Dec 05, 2022

Ukraine reports new barrage of Russian strikes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian officials are reporting a new barrage of Russian missile strikes across the country. Media reports referred to explosions in several parts of the country, including the ...
Dec 05, 2022

Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group on Monday signed a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement. The deal pledges ...
Dec 05, 2022

Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It wa...
Dec 04, 2022

3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission
BEIJING (AP) - Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country's ambitious space progr...
Dec 04, 2022

State news: Iran executed 4 people it says spied for Israel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. IRNA said the country's powerful Re...
Dec 03, 2022