Category Archives: World

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco residents have recalled three members of the city's school board for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of chil...
Feb 15, 2022

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs as he controlled onlookers as ...
Feb 15, 2022

US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years
The seas lapping against America's coastlines are rising ever faster and will be 10 to 12 inches higher by the year 2050, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days,...
Feb 15, 2022

Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled
NEW YORK (AP) - A tentative settlement has been reached in a l awsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old in which the prince will make a substantial ...
Feb 15, 2022

Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency. Speaking after talks with...
Feb 15, 2022

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing calming war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country's three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north. Tuesday's vote by lawma...
Feb 15, 2022

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - After years of speculation in Honduras, the United States formally requested the arrest and extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernndez less than three weeks aft...
Feb 14, 2022

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The United States has asked Honduras to arrest former President Juan Orlando Hernndez for his eventual extradition to the U.S., officials confirmed Monday. National Police...
Feb 14, 2022

Current event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
RYE, N.H. (AP) - A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later - by a s...
Feb 14, 2022

Teen who recorded Floyd's killing cries on witness stand
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The teenager who recorded the widely seen video of George Floyd's killing began crying Monday as she started testifying in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police o...
Feb 14, 2022