Category Archives: World

US official: US, allies, to ban new investments in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States, in coordination with the EU and Group of 7 nations, will roll out new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday - including an investment freeze - in response to evide...
Apr 05, 2022

AP sources: Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee, a...
Apr 05, 2022

GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Longtime Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the Capitol insurrection, announced Tuesday he will not run for a 19th term in Cong...
Apr 05, 2022

2nd man arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12. A police statement Tuesday say...
Apr 05, 2022

Live updates | Kremlin says expulsions will prompt response
MOSCOW -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the expulsions of Russian diplomats by European countries will prompt a response from Moscow and will complicate international relations. Germany, France...
Apr 05, 2022

5 people killed as train strikes vehicle in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A train derailed and overturned after striking a vehicle in southern Hungary early Tuesday, leaving five people dead and others injured, police said. The accident occurred jus...
Apr 05, 2022

Kansas rallies, beats North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Kansas brought its fourth NCAA title back home Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of...
Apr 04, 2022

Dem, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said Monday, but the measure dro...
Apr 04, 2022

Senate panel deadlocks on Jackson; confirmation on track
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden's nominee is...
Apr 04, 2022

Coroner IDs 6 people killed in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento County coroner has identified the six people who were killed in the weekend mass shooting in California's capital city. Twelve people were wounded and authorit...
Apr 04, 2022