Category Archives: World

4th grade Uvalde survivor: 'I don't want it to happen again'
WASHINGTON (AP) - An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how she covered herself with a dead...
Jun 08, 2022

Justice Dept. names 9 to aid in review of Uvalde shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has named a team of nine people, including an FBI official and former police chiefs, to aid in a review of the law enforcement response to the Uvalde, Texas, e...
Jun 08, 2022

Court: Armed man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland. The man was arrested around 1:50 a.m. Wednesda...
Jun 08, 2022

Simone Biles, others seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
DETROIT (AP) - Former Olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist Simone Biles, are among dozens of assault victims who are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop sports doctor La...
Jun 08, 2022

Report: Iran turns off 2 of UN nuclear watchdog's cameras
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported Wednesday. The report did not ide...
Jun 08, 2022

1 dead, 8 injured after car hits pedestrians in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) - A vehicle drove into pedestrians in Berlin on Wednesday, killing at at least one person and injuring eight others, rescue services said. Berlin fire service spokesman Stefan Salzwedel, w...
Jun 08, 2022

Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 17, injures 50
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A passenger train partially derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 50 more, including some critically, authorities said. The report said ...
Jun 08, 2022

Civil rights advocate Xernona Clayton is still 'fearless'
ATLANTA (AP) - A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped sustain the civil rights movement in the 1960s says she's deeply saddened by the hate crimes seeking to terrorize people across ...
Jun 07, 2022

Congresswoman, billionaire to faceoff in LA mayor's race
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso breezed past a large field of rivals looking to be the next mayor of Los Angeles and advanced Tuesday to a runo...
Jun 07, 2022

San Francisco ousts liberal DA Chesa Boudin in heated recall
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco on Tuesday has voted to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a heated campaign that bitterly divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety...
Jun 07, 2022