Category Archives: World

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 'call to arms' to extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday focused on ways violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump's tweet for a big Washington rally as a "call to arms," as the panel probed whether...
Jul 12, 2022

Pentagon: US kills IS group leader in Syria in drone strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S. Central Command said in a news release that Maher al-Agal was killed Tue...
Jul 12, 2022

UN limits aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months in a Russian win
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approval a resolution Tuesday extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria's rebel-held northwest in a victory for Russia. The v...
Jul 12, 2022

Justice Dept. taps reforming outsider to run federal prisons
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon's prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks ...
Jul 12, 2022

Putin set to visit Iran next week
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week, the Kremlin said Tuesday, a day after the U.S. warned that Tehran could provide Moscow with drones for its action in Ukraine. ...
Jul 12, 2022

Mo Farah says he was taken to UK using another child's name
LONDON (AP) - Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. "The truth is I'm not who you think I am," the 39-y...
Jul 11, 2022

Federal judge blocks Arizona's “personhood” abortion law
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of p...
Jul 11, 2022

Biden admin: Docs must offer abortion if mom's life at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Monday told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency treatment guideline...
Jul 11, 2022

White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoi...
Jul 11, 2022

Struggling Latino students should be priority, leaders say
PHOENIX (AP) - Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades, leaders with the ...
Jul 11, 2022