Category Archives: World

Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...
Jul 26, 2022

David Trimble, architect of N Ireland peace deal, dies at 77
LONDON (AP) - David Trimble, a former Northern Ireland first minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for playing a key role in helping end Northern Ireland's decades of violence, has died, the Ulster U...
Jul 25, 2022

Maxwell’s new digs: Fla. prison known for yoga, music, abuse
NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite turned convicted sex trafficker, is off to Florida to serve a 20-year federal prison sentence for helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexuall...
Jul 25, 2022

Pope set for historic apology for school abuses in Canada
MASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) - Pope Francis has arrived at the site of a former Indigenous residential school to deliver a long-awaited apology for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's policy of forcibly...
Jul 25, 2022

UK to host 2023 Eurovision after Ukraine ruled too risky
LONDON (AP) - Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-beloved pop extravaganza in the designated h...
Jul 25, 2022

Authorities: 7 hurt in shooting at Los Angeles park
SAN PEDRO, Calif. (AP) - At least seven people have been injured after gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held. The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred...
Jul 24, 2022

Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France
PARIS - King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees. Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first ...
Jul 24, 2022

Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' belt sells for $6.1M
DALLAS (AP) - Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for th...
Jul 24, 2022

Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church'...
Jul 24, 2022

Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite
WAWONA, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands o...
Jul 23, 2022