Category Archives: World

2 claim $1.337B Mega Millions prize; 3rd-largest US jackpot
CHICAGO (AP) - Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, opting to take a...
Sep 21, 2022

Aaron Judge hits 60th homer, within 1 of Maris' AL record
NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run Tuesday night, matching Babe Ruth and moving within one of Roger Maris' American League season record. The New York Yankees slugger drove a 3-1 sinker...
Sep 20, 2022

Australian rules football investigates racism allegations
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Football League says it is investigating "very serious allegations" made by Indigenous players that they were racially abused by a coach at the Hawthorn Foot...
Sep 20, 2022

Man sets himself on fire in apparent protest of Abe funeral
TOKYO (AP) - A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo early Wednesday in apparent protest against the state funeral planned next week for former leader Shinzo Abe, ...
Sep 20, 2022

Iranian official says 3 killed in unrest over woman's death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The governor of Iran's Kurdistan province says three people were killed in the unrest that erupted over the death of a Kurdish woman who was being held by the countr...
Sep 20, 2022

Officials: 6 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion
CHICAGO (AP) - At least six people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building, officials said. The explosion at t...
Sep 20, 2022

UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in 'great peril'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In an alarming assessment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or wil...
Sep 20, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested after paying tribute to queen
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police said Tuesday they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city's British Consulate for alleged sedition. Police said the 43-year-old man w...
Sep 20, 2022

Strengthening Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A strengthening Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as it threatened to strengthen into a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to...
Sep 19, 2022

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August, while fewer migrants from Mexico and some Central American countries were stopped, offici...
Sep 19, 2022