Category Archives: World

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare ...
Apr 26, 2022

Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases re...
Apr 26, 2022

More explosions in separatist Trans-Dniester, near Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Two explosions in a radio facility close to the Ukrainian border knocked a pair of powerful broadcast antennas out of service in Moldova's separatist region of Trans-Dniester...
Apr 26, 2022

Live updates | Russian forces hit key bridge in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has hit a strategic bridge linking the southern Odesa region with neighboring Romania. Oleksandr Kamyshin, the head of the state-run Ukrain...
Apr 26, 2022

Suicide blast in southern Pakistan kills 3 Chinese, driver
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - An explosion ripped through a van inside a university campus in southern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, officials said. A sep...
Apr 26, 2022

Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of bribery for trying to sell a copy of an age...
Apr 26, 2022

Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict "should not be underestimated" as his country unleashed attacks agai...
Apr 25, 2022

Florida governor signs bill creating election police unit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to create a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes, embracing a top priority of Republicans af...
Apr 25, 2022

Police chief releases name of officer who shot Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan police chief reversed course Monday and publicly identified the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during an April 4 traffic stop. The...
Apr 25, 2022

Texas appeals court delays execution of Melissa Lucio
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has garnered the support of la...
Apr 25, 2022