Category Archives: World

Aspiring border agent, dancer, engineer among concert dead
A teen who loved dancing. An AT&T district manager. An aspiring Border Patrol agent. And an engineering student working on a medical device to help his ailing mother. Clearer pictures began to eme...
Nov 07, 2021

Iraqi officials: Prime minister survives assassination bid
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with an armed drone that targeted his residence early Sunday, and is unharmed, officials said. Two Iraqi offic...
Nov 06, 2021

Biden hails infrastructure win as 'monumental step forward'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress' passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a "monumental step forward for the nation" after fractious fellow Democrats reso...
Nov 06, 2021

Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 92
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone's capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel,...
Nov 06, 2021

Cuomo prosecutor seeks more time to finish investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman has asked a judge for more time, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the l...
Nov 05, 2021

House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Democrats abruptly postponed an expected House vote Friday on a 10-year, $1.85 trillion social and environment measure, as leaders' long struggle to balance demands from progress...
Nov 05, 2021

House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Democrats abruptly postponed an expected House vote Friday on a 10-year, $1.85 trillion social and environment measure, as leaders' long struggle to balance demands from progress...
Nov 05, 2021

After long COVID battle, Iowa man decides to wed in hospital
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Jonathan Johnson spent weeks on a ventilator battling COVID-19, then decided to get married - in the hospital. The 28-year-old man surprised his fiance with the help of hos...
Nov 05, 2021

University changes course; professors may testify in lawsuit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday that it will allow three professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law ...
Nov 05, 2021

Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting 'belligerently'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting "belligerently" that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness ...
Nov 05, 2021