Category Archives: World

Defending her record, Jackson back for 3rd day of hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is returning to the Senate for a third day of hearings as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats herald the historic ...
Mar 23, 2022

Trump rescinds Brooks endorsement in Alabama US Senate race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded his endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama's U.S. Senate race in a major blow to the congressman's campaign. In a stateme...
Mar 23, 2022

Poland seeks expulsion of 45 Russians suspected of spying
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland has identified 45 Russian intelligence officers using diplomatic status as cover to stay in the country and authorities are seeking to expel them, officials said Wednesday...
Mar 23, 2022

Tornado rips through New Orleans and its suburbs, killing 1
ARABI, La. (AP) - A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hur...
Mar 22, 2022

Protesters in Jamaica spurn royals ahead of official visit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Protesters in Jamaica raised their fists Tuesday as they donned T-shirts emblazoned with a pair of shackled Black wrists surrounded by the phrases "Seh Yuh Sorry!" and "Ap...
Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine says Russia seized relief workers in Mariupol convoy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of seizing 15 rescue workers and drivers from a humanitarian convoy trying to get desperately needed food and other supplies into the bloodied por...
Mar 22, 2022

Ash Barty retires from tennis at age 25; won 3 Grand Slams
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - World No. 1-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty said in an emotional video posted Wednesday on social media: "I'm so happy and ...
Mar 22, 2022

Oklahoma authorities: 6 students killed in crash with semi
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) - Six teenage students have been killed in a two-vehicle collision in southern Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Tuesday. The students were in a passenger vehicle that ...
Mar 22, 2022

Takeaways: Jackson hearings turn to race, children's books
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first full day of questions Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delved quickly into very big ones on judicial philosophy, terrorism and race, a grueling...
Mar 22, 2022

Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to overrule state lawmakers who have taken on...
Mar 22, 2022