Category Archives: World

Jury gets case of 2 men charged in Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A jury has heard closing arguments and begun deliberations in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The jury in Grand...
Aug 22, 2022

Fauci, top infectious disease expert, to retire in December
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name - and the subject of partisan attacks - during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he wi...
Aug 22, 2022

Russia's FSB blames Ukrainian intelligence for car bombing
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top counterintelligence agency on Monday blamed Ukrainian spy agencies have organized the killing of the daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologue. Russia's Federal Security S...
Aug 22, 2022

Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan's Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies ...
Aug 21, 2022

After years of scrutiny of NY detective, a case gets retried
NEW YORK (AP) - In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases. A second-generation cop who smoked cigars, ran marathons, wor...
Aug 21, 2022

Usyk beats Joshua again, retains world heavyweight belts
KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk retained his world heavyweight titles with a split decision win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in a rematch in Saudi Arab...
Aug 20, 2022

Metal-detecting stranger retrieves woman's ring lost in sea
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman's diamond wedding ring, a family heirloom, is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social media plea for help and found it a...
Aug 20, 2022

Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according ...
Aug 20, 2022

Pence says he didn't leave office with classified material
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn't take any classified information with him when he left office. Pence made the comment during an interview with The As...
Aug 19, 2022

Michigan GOP governor nominee Dixon picks running mate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon chose former state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron as her running mate Friday in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretch...
Aug 19, 2022