Category Archives: World

Palin, Begich advance to Alaska US House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Nick Begich have advanced to the August special election for the state's only U.S. House seat. The two Republicans were among 48 can...
Jun 15, 2022

Brazil official: Police find human remains in Amazon search
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's justice minister said Wednesday that police reported finding human remains in the Amazon area where an Indigenous expert and British journalist disappeared mor...
Jun 15, 2022

Pakistani govt chided for 'Drink less tea, save money' plea
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A minister in Pakistan's newly elected government faced criticism Wednesday following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis...
Jun 15, 2022

Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President...
Jun 15, 2022

John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental ...
Jun 15, 2022

Michigan cop charged with murder in Lyoya's death is fired
DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids officer f...
Jun 15, 2022

Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of the June...
Jun 15, 2022

Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesda...
Jun 15, 2022

Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges. Mohammed el-Halabi, who was the Gaza director for the international Christian charit...
Jun 15, 2022

Nevada GOP voters pick ex-lawmaker as elections post nominee
RENO, Nevada (AP) - Nevada Republicans have selected a former state lawmaker who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen as their nominee to oversee future e...
Jun 14, 2022