Category Archives: World

Police suspect arson in fire at Wyoming abortion clinic site
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An overnight fire in Wyoming damaged a building under renovation to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state with widespread opposition to abortion and authorities sai...
May 25, 2022

Brittney Griner's wife tells ABC she wants WNBA star home
Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner's release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than t...
May 25, 2022

Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest schoo...
May 24, 2022

Sports world reacts to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
In Dallas, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd did not want to talk about basketball. LeBron James made no effort to hide his anger. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, a young father, called the news "devastat...
May 24, 2022

Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger beats Trump ally
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was a top target of former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary as he seeks reelection. Raffensperger beat three cha...
May 24, 2022

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey avoids runoff in Republican primary
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has turned back eight primary challengers to win the GOP gubernatorial nomination without a runoff in a race that pushed her far to the right. Over the co...
May 24, 2022

Katie Britt, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks after neither candidate captured a majority of the vote. Brit...
May 24, 2022

Sen. John Boozman clinches Republican nomination in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Sen. John Boozman won the Republican primary in Arkansas on Tuesday, fending off efforts by challengers on the right after relying heavily on his endorsement from Donald Trump...
May 24, 2022

Greene seat, 2 Democratic primaries among top US House races
WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress is in a primary runoff in Texas to hold on to his seat. In suburban Atlanta, two Democratic congresswomen are vying for the same H...
May 24, 2022

Texas Attorney General Paxton defeats Bush in GOP runoff
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won his Republican runoff election against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday despite facing a slew of legal problems, including a...
May 24, 2022