Category Archives: World

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - World swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new "gender inclusion...
Jun 19, 2022

Fitzpatrick a winner again at Brookline as U.S. Open champion
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies. A U.S. Amateur champion in 2013. The U.S. Open champion Sunday. In...
Jun 19, 2022

Tight Colombian runoff pits former rebel against millionaire
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former rebel Gustavo Petro held a slim lead over unpredictable millionaire Rodolfo Hernndez in early returns from a presidential runoff that promises to reshape Colombia after ...
Jun 19, 2022

1 firefighter dead after Philadelphia building collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - One firefighter has died after being trapped in a building that caught fire in Philadelphia and then collapsed early Saturday, fire officials said. The fallen firefighter was not i...
Jun 18, 2022

Peltola advances to special election for Alaska US House
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Democrat Mary Peltola has joined three other candidates in advancing to the August special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat. The four candidates with the most votes in ...
Jun 17, 2022

Brazil police: Remains found those of British journalist
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Federal police said Friday that some of the human remains found deep in Brazil's Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips. The remains of two p...
Jun 17, 2022

Official in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines avoided mo...
Jun 17, 2022

Former Kentucky basketball player, analyst Mike Pratt dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer Mike Pratt, who helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships and two Elite Eight appearances, has died. He was 73. Pratt, a UK Sports Net...
Jun 17, 2022

Iowa court: Abortion not protected by state constitution
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that g...
Jun 17, 2022

Larry Nassar loses last appeal in sexual assault scandal
DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic ...
Jun 17, 2022