Category Archives: World

Jordan Palace says king to receive spine surgery in Germany
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's monarch is traveling to Germany Sunday for a spine surgery, Jordan's palace announced Saturday. King Abdullah II, 60, will undergo a surgery to treat "a herniated disc in...
Apr 09, 2022

2 European divers rescued in Indonesia, Dutch teenager dead
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Two European divers were rescued by fishermen on Saturday but a third, a 14-year-old Dutch, had died, four days after they disappeared off a southern Malaysian island and...
Apr 09, 2022

Ukraine seeks tough reply after missile kills 52 at station
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a tough global response to Russia after its forces fired a missile at a crowded train station, killing at least 52 people. Ze...
Apr 08, 2022

Scheffler builds 5-shot Masters lead as Tiger makes weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The wind roaring through the Georgia pines gave Tiger Woods and so many others all they could handle Friday in the Masters. And then Scottie Scheffler made it feel even tougher. In...
Apr 08, 2022

Liberal, conservative face off in California US House fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The contest to replace former Republican Rep. Devin Nunes in Central California will present voters with a sharply defined choice: the candidates are a progressive Democrat who supp...
Apr 08, 2022

Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow the law to be enforced through lawsuits....
Apr 08, 2022

'Get used to it': Outbreaks give taste of living with virus
The U.S. is getting a first glimpse of what it's like to experience COVID-19 outbreaks during this new phase of living with the virus, and the roster of the newly infected is studded with stars. Cabin...
Apr 08, 2022

Alabama governor signs law banning transgender medication
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey enacted a sweeping law Friday that bans gender-affirming medication for transgender youth and includes criminal penalties for doctors who prescribe it. Iv...
Apr 08, 2022

Ex-water polo coach convicted in college admissions bribery
BOSTON (AP) - A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California was found guilty Friday in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. A federal jury in Boston convict...
Apr 08, 2022

Police official on leave amid probe over Ronald Greene death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Under increasing pressure from state lawmakers, the head of Louisiana State Police placed his second-in-command on leave Friday while an investigation continues into the wiping of c...
Apr 08, 2022