Category Archives: World

WA GOP House member who voted to impeach Trump concedes
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington's congressional delegation who voted to impeach Donald Trump, has conceded her reelection bid after being ...
Aug 09, 2022

Walz, Jensen win primaries to set up Minnesota governor race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen scored easy victories in their primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for their fall matchup in Minnesota's marquee rac...
Aug 09, 2022

Man convicted of fatally shooting his 2 daughters in Texas
DALLAS (AP) - A suburban Dallas man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in 2008 was convicted Tuesday in their killings. Yaser Sa...
Aug 09, 2022

Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - After questions about guns, politics and COVID-19, a jury was selected Tuesday for the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitm...
Aug 09, 2022

Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 motorcyclists in 2019
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in a head-on collision in northern New Hampshire. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26,...
Aug 09, 2022

Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
GREENWOOD, Miss. - A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about...
Aug 09, 2022

Police: Suspect in 4 Muslim men's killings detained
Albuquerque police say they have detained the "primary suspect" in the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico's largest city. The city's police chief on Tuesday announced the update on Twitter. Chi...
Aug 09, 2022

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, and at least five people, including a child, were wounded, authorities said. Russia's Defense Ministry said tha...
Aug 09, 2022

Serena Williams says she is 'evolving away from tennis'
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams says she is ready to step away from tennis after winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business interests. "I'm turning 41 thi...
Aug 09, 2022

Papua New Guinea prime minister retains power at election
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has been returned to power following elections in the South Pacific Island nation. Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported from...
Aug 09, 2022