Category Archives: World

Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Suu Kyi was arrest...
Jun 23, 2022

Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) - Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the in...
Jun 22, 2022

Maradona's medical personnel to face homicide trial
BUENOS AIRES (AP) - An Argentinian judge ruled on Wednesday that eight medical personnel involved in the care of soccer star Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence. Brain surg...
Jun 22, 2022

Good dog! Westminster dog show gets set to pick a winner
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The top dog gets crowned at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, with a field that includes a French bulldog with an NFL connection, a bloodhound, an English...
Jun 22, 2022

Nearly $100K stolen from ex-NBA star Vince Carter’s home
ATLANTA (AP) - Nearly $100,000 in cash was taken in a weekend burglary at the Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter, according to an incident report released Wednesday by Atlanta Police. Two ...
Jun 22, 2022

Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting
DALLAS (AP) - The Uvalde school district's police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 stude...
Jun 22, 2022

Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55
Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died. He was 55. Siragusa's broadcast agent, Jim Ornstein, confirmed the death Wedn...
Jun 22, 2022

San Francisco subway train shooting kills 1, wounds another
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting on a packed subway train in San Francisco Wednesday morning, police said. "There was an altercation between folks who may ...
Jun 22, 2022

Capitol riot hearings to stretch into July, chairman says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House's Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public hearings into July as its investigation of the Capitol riot deepens. The chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Wedn...
Jun 22, 2022

Man found not responsible for Times Square vehicle rampage
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and maiming helpless pedestrians, was cleared of responsibility Wednesday because of m...
Jun 22, 2022