Category Archives: World

Tennessee parents, teachers push back against 'Maus' removal
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - Growing up in rural eastern Tennessee, James Cockrum hadn't given much thought to the possibility that one day he might find himself speaking about his Jewish heritage in front of...
Feb 11, 2022

Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and alleged member of the "boogaloo" extremist movement pleaded guilty Friday in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San...
Feb 11, 2022

5 Phoenix police officers wounded in shootout at home
PHOENIX (AP) - Five officers were shot and four others were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets in an ambush after they responded to a shooting in Phoenix, a police spokesman said Friday. The m...
Feb 11, 2022

Ex-rep Anthony Weiner to host radio show with Curtis Sliwa
NEW YORK (AP) - Disgraced former Congress member and ex-convict Anthony Weiner will host a weekly radio show with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, WABC-AM radio officials announced. The pair, who...
Feb 11, 2022

Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during 'Puppy Bowl'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's puppy Commander will make his TV debut on Super Bowl Sunday. The German shepherd and Biden's wife, Jill, will appear in a commercial airing before Sunday's broa...
Feb 10, 2022

Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
BILLINGS, Mont (AP) - A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration. U.S. District Jud...
Feb 10, 2022

Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full ac...
Feb 10, 2022

Nevada governor rescinds mask mandate effective immediately
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada is rescinding requirements for people to wear masks in public, becoming the latest state in the U.S. to lift restrictions imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus but...
Feb 10, 2022

French HIV discoverer Luc Montagnier has died at 89
PARIS (AP) - French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus, has died at age 89, according to...
Feb 10, 2022

South Africa's Ramaphosa to speak about nation's challenges
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will Thursday outline how his government will tackle the country's pressing problems including corruption, nationwide power cuts, high unemp...
Feb 10, 2022